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/ʌpˈtaɪt/ · adjective
(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious..
Don't be so uptight! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.
He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!
Withnail: Just because the best tailoring you’ve ever seen is above your fucking appendix doesn’t mean anything. / Danny: Don’t get uptight with me, man.
Use uptight when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Uptight means (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious..
Common synonyms include restive, jittery, tense, high-strung.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Don't be so uptight! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.
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