Uptight — synonyms, definition

1. uptight (a)

apprehensive conservative doubtful old-fashioned right-wing tight worried

2. uptight (Adjective)

Victorian bluenosed edgy high-strung highly strung jittery jumpy nervy overstrung priggish prim prissy prudish puritanical restive square-toed squirrelly straight-laced straightlaced strait-laced • • •

uptight (Adjective) — Being in a tense state.

uptight (Adjective) — Exaggeratedly proper. ex. "These animals are much more laid back than their uptight counterparts"