Synonyms for taut
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Tight — of music, writing, etc., containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled
2. Tense — experiencing anxiety or stress
3. Stretched — under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of music, writing, etc., containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
- adj. 2
Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- adj. 3
Experiencing anxiety or stress.
Example sentences
- crisp Benedito's salad is always so crisp and refreshing.
- concise Either one is fine, but the former is more concise.
- terse He was always terse on the telephone.
- tense These sentences only differ with respect to tense.
- strained Yanni and Skura have a very strained relationship.
- stretched The black volcanic sand beach stretched for miles.
By length
- 4 letters
- tort1
- 5 letters
- tight1, tense1, stiff1, rigid2, crisp1, terse1
- 6 letters
- strict1
- 7 letters
- concise2
- 8 letters
- strained1, nonslack
- 9 letters
- stretched1, tensioned, unrelaxed
- 10 letters
- nonrelaxed
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).