What is another word for taut?
228 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ t_ˈɔː_t], [ tˈɔːt], [ tˈɔːt]Table of Contents
Similar words for taut:- all (adjective)
- anxious (adjective)
- drawn (adjective)
- firm (adjective)
- stiff (adjective)
- strained (adjective)
- taut (adjective)
- terse (adjective)
- tight (adjective)
- tough (adjective)
- trig (adjective)
- stretched (noun)
- other synonyms
Definition for Taut:
Synonyms for Taut:
adj.
•all (adjective)- taut.
- disquieted,
- overwrought,
- concerned,
- fretful,
- nervy,
- unquiet,
- apprehensive,
- sweating bullets,
- jumpy,
- troubled,
- watchful,
- spooked,
- scared,
- wired,
- shivery,
- aghast,
- careful,
- choked,
- Clutched,
- shaking,
- restless,
- jittery,
- disturbed,
- afraid,
- worried sick,
- basket case,
- Dreading,
- solicitous,
- fidgety,
- bugged,
- uneasy,
- distressed,
- shook up,
- fearful,
- shaky.
- secured,
- spiked,
- immovable,
- embedded,
- Soldered,
- substantial,
- settled,
- closed,
- secure,
- braced,
- stationary,
- tenacious,
- strong,
- immobile,
- fastened,
- rooted,
- durable,
- sound,
- motionless,
- set,
- bolted,
- tightened,
- Screwed,
- mounted,
- unshakable,
- robust,
- Anchored,
- Welded,
- solid,
- Cemented,
- Nailed,
- petrified,
- sturdy.
- annealed,
- contracted,
- stark,
- refractory,
- mechanical,
- starchy,
- unsupple,
- graceless,
- resistant,
- indurate,
- jelled,
- ossified,
- hardened,
- ungraceful,
- solidified,
- chilled,
- congealed,
- thickened,
- brittle,
- thick,
- benumbed,
- frozen,
- Incompliant,
- stony,
- wooden,
- Numbed.
- nervous wreck,
- hard put,
- constrained,
- unnatural,
- self-conscious,
- at end of rope,
- unrelaxed,
- uncomfortable,
- awkward,
- embarrassed,
- false,
- put,
- artificial,
- farfetched,
- difficult,
- labored.
- concise,
- compendious,
- crisp,
- curt,
- sententious,
- laconic,
- condensed,
- lean,
- pointed,
- clipped,
- trenchant,
- epigrammatic,
- precise,
- elliptical,
- snappy,
- pithy,
- clear-cut,
- cryptic,
- incisive,
- summary,
- abrupt,
- boiled down,
- short and sweet,
- exact,
- aphoristic,
- succinct,
- brusque.
- hardshelled,
- un-controllable,
- re-solute,
- ex-acting,
- more hard-shelled,
- un controllable,
- hard bitten,
- ex acting,
- unforgiving,
- most hardshelled,
- most hard shelled,
- un-compromising,
- hard boiled,
- un-alterable,
- un alterable,
- hard nosed,
- in tractable,
- un-manageable,
- un manageable,
- un compromising,
- un-forgiving,
- most hard-shelled,
- un forgiving,
- in-tractable,
- most ruffianly,
- more hard shelled,
- hardline,
- hard shelled,
- more ruffianly,
- re solute,
- more hardshelled.
n.
•stretched (noun)Other synonyms:
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- tidy,
- well-groomed.
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- fast.
Paraphrases for Taut:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
tense.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Other Related
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Adjective
uptight, high-strung.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Taut:
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adj.
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anxious
cool, unconcerned, indifferent, content, assured, peaceful, happy, unworried, calm, tranqil.
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drawn
relaxed, unstressed.
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tense
limpid.
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terse
long-winded, prolix, wordy, lengthy.
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anxious
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Other antonyms:
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n.
decompress, loosen up, make relaxed, relax, slow down, unbend, unlax, unstrain, unwind.
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n.
Taut Sentence Examples:
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When I got them down as deep as I could, I would tighten the chains, till they bore taut on the timbers.
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He wanted his mind to stay cold and taut, and he was afraid to face the temptation of her eyes and her soft white arms.