What is another word for fuddy-duddy?
Pronunciation:
[ fˈʌdidˈʌdi], [ fˈʌdidˈʌdi], [ f_ˈʌ_d_i_d_ˈʌ_d_i]
Related words: old-fashioned, old-fashioned words, old-fashioned phrases, old-fashioned person, pet peeves, old-fashioned people, old-timey
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Synonyms for Fuddy-duddy:
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adj.
• conservative- fuddy duddy ,
- fuddyduddy ,
- in flexible ,
- in-flexible ,
- more fogyish ,
- more fuddy duddy ,
- more fuddy-duddy ,
- more fuddyduddy ,
- more redneck ,
- more undaring ,
- most fogyish ,
- most fuddy duddy ,
- most fuddy-duddy ,
- most fuddyduddy ,
- most redneck ,
- most undaring ,
- right center ,
- torier ,
- toriest ,
- un changeable ,
- un changing ,
- un creative ,
- un daring ,
- un imaginative ,
- un progressive ,
- un-changeable ,
- un-changing ,
- un-creative ,
- un-daring ,
- un-imaginative ,
- un-progressive .
- dis criminating ,
- dis-criminating ,
- ex act ,
- ex acting ,
- ex-act ,
- ex-acting ,
- hard please ,
- more conscionable ,
- more nit picking ,
- more nit-picking ,
- more overfastidious ,
- more picky picky ,
- more picky-picky ,
- more pickypicky ,
- more stickling ,
- most conscionable ,
- most nit picking ,
- most nit-picking ,
- most overfastidious ,
- most picky picky ,
- most picky-picky ,
- most pickypicky ,
- most stickling ,
- nit picking ,
- over fastidious ,
- over-fastidious ,
- picky picky ,
- pickypicky .
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n.
• fogy • fuddy-duddy • mossback • old maid • old-fashion person • party pooper • person • stick-in-the-mud Other synonyms:
- fogy ,
- stick-in-the-mud .
- fossil .
- mossback .
- square .
Other relevant words:
- Fud ,
- OAP ,
- POPS ,
- anachronism ,
- antediluvian ,
- antique ,
- beldam ,
- blimp ,
- bourgeois ,
- conformist ,
- conservative ,
- conventional ,
- critical ,
- crone ,
- dad ,
- dainty ,
- delicate ,
- demanding ,
- die-hard ,
- difficult ,
- dodo ,
- dotard ,
- dull person ,
- elder ,
- exacting ,
- fastidious ,
- finical ,
- finicky ,
- fogey ,
- fogyish ,
- fuss ,
- fuss-budget ,
- fussbudget ,
- fusser ,
- fusspot ,
- fussy ,
- fussy person ,
- geezer ,
- granny ,
- hag ,
- has-been ,
- has-beens ,
- longhair ,
- matriarch ,
- methuselah ,
- meticulous ,
- niminy-piminy ,
- old believer ,
- old fashioned ,
- old fogey ,
- old geezer ,
- old lady ,
- old liner ,
- old maid ,
- old man ,
- old woman ,
- old-fogyish ,
- old-timer ,
- outsider ,
- painstaking ,
- patriarch ,
- pedantic ,
- pernickety ,
- persnickety ,
- pompous ,
- pop ,
- priggish ,
- prim ,
- prudish ,
- punctilious ,
- reactionary ,
- regular old fogy ,
- relic ,
- retiree ,
- rightist ,
- rigid ,
- ruin ,
- scrupulous ,
- self-centred ,
- self-important ,
- senile ,
- squeamish ,
- staid ,
- starets ,
- stiff ,
- stilted ,
- stodge ,
- stodges ,
- stodgy ,
- strait-laced ,
- stuffy ,
- traditionalist ,
- traditionalistic ,
- uptight ,
- witch ,
- wreck .
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How to use "Fuddy-duddy" in context?
Fuddy-duddies are those people who always follow the same old ways of doing things, regardless of what might be best for them. They're often unwilling to try new things, or even to adapt their behavior to changing circumstances. Fuddy-duddies are often resistant to change, and as a result, they rarely find success or happiness in life.
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- Synonyms:
- intelligently, meditatively, pensively, reflectively, thoughtfully, Contemplatively, fancily, Ponderingly.
