tautness

The word “tautness” has 2 syllables: taut-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈtɔːtnəs/


What is synonym and antonym for tautness?

In the thesaurus, “tautness” has 107 synonyms and 58 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tautness along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tautness

  • abbreviation
  • abridgement
  • abridgment
  • abruptness
  • ache
  • affliction
  • agony
  • alarm
  • albatross
  • anxiety
  • apprehensiveness
  • astriction
  • balance
  • brevity
  • briefness
  • bruise
  • brunt
  • brusqueness
  • burden
  • clutch
  • compendiousness
  • compression
  • conciseness
  • condensation
  • constriction
  • contraction
  • crispness
  • crunch
  • curtailment
  • curtness
  • decreasing
  • diminishing
  • disquiet
  • disquietude
  • distention
  • draw
  • dread
  • durability
  • effort
  • endeavor
  • exertion
  • expectancy
  • extension
  • fear
  • fearfulness
  • ferment
  • flutter
  • force
  • hardship
  • hassle
  • heat
  • impatience
  • injury
  • intensity
  • jerk
  • laconism
  • lessening
  • littleness
  • minuteness
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • nervous tension
  • nervousness
  • oppression
  • overextension
  • passion
  • pithiness
  • pressure
  • protraction
  • pull
  • reducing
  • restlessness
  • rigidity
  • shortening
  • shortness
  • shrinking
  • smallness
  • solidity
  • soundness
  • sprain
  • spring
  • stability
  • steadiness
  • stiffness
  • strain
  • straining
  • strength
  • stress
  • stretch
  • stretching
  • struggle
  • substantiality
  • succinctness
  • tenseness
  • tension
  • tensity
  • terseness
  • tightness
  • tininess
  • traction
  • trauma
  • trepidation
  • trial
  • twist
  • urgency
  • worry
  • wrench

Antonyms for tautness

Example Sentences

  • The tautness of the rope ensured the tent stayed upright in the wind.
  • She could feel the tautness in her muscles after the long workout.
  • The tautness of the fabric made the canvas perfect for painting.
  • His face was full of tautness as he prepared for the big presentation.
  • The tautness of the string was essential for the archery competition.

On this page you'll find 165 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tautness, such as: abbreviation, abridgement, abridgment, abruptness, ache, affliction, agony.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

laconism

  • abbreviation
  • abridgement
  • abridgment
  • abruptness
  • blackout
  • brevity
  • briefness
  • brusqueness
  • calm
  • censorship
  • compendiousness
  • compression
  • conciseness
  • condensation
  • contraction
  • crispness
  • curtailment
  • curtness
  • dead air
  • death
  • decreasing
  • diminishing
  • dumbness
  • hush
  • hush-hush
  • inarticulateness
  • iron curtain
  • lessening
  • littleness
  • lull
  • minuteness
  • muteness
  • noiselessness
  • peace
  • pithiness
  • quiescence
  • quiet
  • quietness
  • quietude
  • reducing
  • reserve
  • reticence
  • saturninity
  • secrecy
  • shortening
  • shortness
  • shrinking
  • sleep
  • smallness
  • soundlessness
  • speechlessness
  • still
  • stillness
  • succinctness
  • sulk
  • sullenness
  • taciturnity
  • tautness
  • terseness
  • tininess
  • uncommunicativeness
  • wordlessness

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