Cool and Uptight

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Cool

Cool adjective - Free from emotional or mental agitation.
Usage example: in a crisis keep a cool head, even if no one else is
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Uptight is an antonym for cool.
Nearby Words: coolness, coolly, cooler, cooled, cooling

Uptight

Uptight adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
Usage example: he has a tendency to fret and get uptight whenever his usual routine is disrupted
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Cool is an antonym for uptight in nervous topic.
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  • Film / Juno He spends the first half of the movie as "the cool adult" compared to the more uptight Vanessa, and Juno forms a close friendship with him.
    Source: Film / Juno
  • Beneath the Mask In the show, Justin is actually The Klutz and an uptight Hollywood Nerd, while David is laid-back, boisterous and supportive, inclined towards the cool guy type.
    Source: Beneath the Mask
  • Do Not Do This Cool Thing Finally he tells the stoner, "It's just not for me." to which the stoner simply shrugs and replies, "It's cool." The ad certainly portrayed the stoner as much more relaxed and laid back than the uptight other kid.
    Source: Do Not Do This Cool Thing
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