Thesaurus:taut

English

Adjective

Sense: under tension

Detail: Of a bowstring, cord, rope, string, sail, or similar objects.

Synonyms
  • nonslack
  • strained
  • stretched
  • strict
  • taut
  • tense
  • tensioned
  • tight    [⇒ thesaurus]
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Various

Further reading

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