taut — OAT · Shobdo

taut

adjective

1 the rope went taut:

tight, tightly stretched, stretched, rigid, stressed, not slack, not loose.

▷antonyms slack, loose.

2 his muscles remained hard and taut:

flexed, tensed, tightened, hard, solid, firm, rigid, stiff, unyielding.

▷antonyms relaxed.

3 he glared at her with a taut expression:

fraught, strained, stressed, tense, drawn, drained, sapped, fatigued, tired;

informal uptight.

4 a taut, pacy, absorbing tale of gang life:

concise, controlled, crisp, pithy, sharp, succinct, compact, terse.

▷antonyms verbose.

5 he ran a taut ship:

orderly, in order, in good order, in good condition, tight, trim, neat, well ordered, well regulated, well disciplined, tidy, spruce, smart, shipshape (and Bristol fashion).