uptight

As adjectives the difference between uptight and apprehensive

is that uptight is (colloquial) excessively concerned with rules and order while apprehensive is .

As a noun uptight

is (colloquial) an uptight person.

As adjectives the difference between edgy and uptight

is that edgy is nervous, apprehensive while uptight is (colloquial) excessively concerned with rules and order.

As a noun uptight is

(colloquial) an uptight person.

As adjectives the difference between uptight and testy

is that uptight is (colloquial) excessively concerned with rules and order while testy is easily annoyed, irritable.

As a noun uptight

is (colloquial) an uptight person.

As adjectives the difference between uptight and angry

is that uptight is excessively concerned with rules and order while angry is displaying or feeling anger.

As a noun uptight

is an uptight person.

As adjectives the difference between uptight and serious

is that uptight is excessively concerned with rules and order while serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.

As a noun uptight

is an uptight person.

As adjectives the difference between neurotic and uptight

is that neurotic is affected with a neurosis while uptight is excessively concerned with rules and order.

As nouns the difference between neurotic and uptight

is that neurotic is a person who has a neurosis while uptight is an uptight person.

As adjectives the difference between uptight and uneasy

is that uptight is (colloquial) excessively concerned with rules and order while uneasy is (rare) not easy; difficult or uneasy can be restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.

As a noun uptight

is (colloquial) an uptight person.

In colloquial terms the difference between uptight and stiff

is that uptight is an uptight person while stiff is harsh, severe.

As a verb stiff is

to fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.

As adjectives the difference between anxious and uptight

is that anxious is full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, especially respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense;—applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle while uptight is excessively concerned with rules and order.

As a noun uptight is

an uptight person.

As adjectives the difference between uptight and upset

is that uptight is excessively concerned with rules and order while upset is angry, distressed, or unhappy.

As nouns the difference between uptight and upset

is that uptight is an uptight person while upset is disturbance or disruption.

As a verb upset is

to make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.