Thesaurus:taut

Thesaurus:taut

THESAURUS

taut

English

Sense: under tension

Detail: Of a rope, cord, string or similar. For example, a bow string.

Synonyms

• strained

• taut

• tense

• tight    [WS]

Antonyms

• flaccid

• floppy

• lank (obsolete)

• lax

• limp

• loose    [WS]

• lush (obsolete)

• relaxed

• sagging

• slack

• untaut

Hypernyms

• rigid

• tight    [WS]

Various

• nonslack

• stretched

• stressed

Further reading

• “43. junction” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “taut” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.