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  1. taut:


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Detailed Synonyms for taut in English

taut:

taut adj

  1. taut
    taut; set; fixed
  2. taut
    – pulled or drawn tight 1
    tight; taut
    – pulled or drawn tight 1
    • tight adj
      • a tight drumhead1
      • a tight rope1
    • taut adj
      • taut sails1
  3. taut
    – subjected to great tension; stretched tight 1
    taut
    – subjected to great tension; stretched tight 1
    • taut adj
      • her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow1

Related Words for "taut":

  • tautness, tauter, tautest, tautly, tauten

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Related Definitions for "taut":

  1. pulled or drawn tight1
    • taut sails1
  2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight1
    • her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow1