C1adjectiveartsmedia
US/tɑːt/
UK/tɔːt/
pulled tight; in reviews, a film or book that is tense, exciting and has no wasted parts
In context
It's a taut thriller that keeps you guessing until the last scene.
Pull the rope taut before you tie the boat to the post.
Her face was taut with worry as she waited for news.
Words that go with taut
adjective + noun
- taut thrillerCritics praised the director's taut thriller set in Saigon.
- taut dramaThe taut drama follows one long night in a city hospital.
verb + adjective
- pull tautPull the fabric taut over the frame.
- stretched tautThe canvas was stretched taut across the wooden frame.
adjective + preposition
- taut withThe room was taut with tension before the result.