Sure and Uptight

Sure

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

Uptight is an antonym for sure.

Nearby Word: surely

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

Sure is an antonym for uptight.

Both words in one sentence

  • One's too young and the other's too dead, Claire says, but... And then there's her sister and fellow Keeper Diana, a girl who's not too uptight about making sure that situations don't explode.
  • Video Game / Evil Dead: Regeneration I mean, sure she's a little uptight and square, but I think there's something freaky deaky going on there too.
  • Cry Cute Sure, she's uptight, hot-tempered, emotional, and catapults to conclusions far too much for her own good... but when she cries, even Ranma can't help but think this way.
    Source: Cry Cute
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