/ Thesaurus Find synonyms for: Adjective1. taut, tight, tense (vs. lax)usage: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"2. taut, tense (vs. relaxed)usage: subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.See also: taut (Dictionary) Related Content Daily Word Quiz: furtive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index