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Pronunciation:
[ pjˌʊɹɪtˈanɪkə͡l], [ pjˌʊɹɪtˈanɪkəl], [ p_j_ˌʊ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈa_n_ɪ_k_əl]
Puritanical is a term commonly used to describe a strict adherence to moral principles, often associated with an overly austere and rigid lifestyle. Synonyms for this term include prudish, moralistic, ascetic, austere, strait-laced, and rigid. These words all convey a sense of strict morality and a conservative approach to lifestyle choices. Other synonyms include conservative, traditionalist, and conformist, which relate more specifically to adherence to established norms and traditions. Overall, these synonyms capture the essence of puritanical attitudes towards morality, characterizing a rigid, disciplined approach to life that values self-control and piety above all else.
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Synonyms for Puritanical:
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adj.
• ascetic • old-maidish • prissy • proper • severe- abrupt ,
- acerbic ,
- acrimonious ,
- acute ,
- astringent ,
- authoritarian ,
- basic ,
- bleak ,
- blunt ,
- brisk ,
- brusque ,
- caustic ,
- censorious ,
- chilly ,
- cool ,
- correct ,
- crisp ,
- critical ,
- curt ,
- cutting ,
- demanding ,
- dour ,
- draconian ,
- dry ,
- exacting ,
- frosty ,
- fundamental ,
- grim ,
- gruff ,
- harsh ,
- hidebound ,
- icy ,
- imperial ,
- inflexible ,
- intense ,
- intolerant ,
- keen ,
- lean ,
- meticulous ,
- obdurate ,
- obstinate ,
- oppressive ,
- piquant ,
- precise ,
- prudish ,
- raw ,
- relentless ,
- rigid ,
- rigorous ,
- severe ,
- sharp ,
- short ,
- spare ,
- spartan ,
- stark ,
- stern ,
- stiff-necked ,
- stringent ,
- tart ,
- unbending ,
- uncompromising .
- more self disciplined ,
- more self-disciplined ,
- more selfdisciplined ,
- more straightlaced ,
- most self disciplined ,
- most self-disciplined ,
- most selfdisciplined ,
- most straightlaced ,
- self denying ,
- self disciplined ,
- selfdenying ,
- un relenting ,
- un-relenting .
- de mure ,
- de-mure ,
- in flexible ,
- in-flexible ,
- lamest ,
- more doctrinal ,
- more isolationist ,
- more straight laced ,
- more straight-laced ,
- most doctrinal ,
- most isolationist ,
- most straight laced ,
- most straight-laced ,
- narrow minded ,
- narrowminded ,
- rube ,
- rubest ,
- stereo typed ,
- stereo-typed ,
- straight laced ,
- up tight ,
- up-tight .
- blue nose ,
- cleanlier ,
- cleanliest ,
- goody goody ,
- goodygoody ,
- more blue nose ,
- more blue-nose ,
- more bluenose ,
- more nit picking ,
- more nit-picking ,
- more overmodest ,
- more spic and span ,
- more spic-and-span ,
- more stickling ,
- more uncluttered ,
- most blue nose ,
- most blue-nose ,
- most bluenose ,
- most nit-picking ,
- most overmodest ,
- most spic and span ,
- most spic-and-span ,
- most stickling ,
- most uncluttered ,
- nit picking ,
- over modest ,
- un cluttered ,
- un-cluttered ,
- well groomed ,
- wellgroomed .
- dis gusted ,
- dis-gusted ,
- ex acting ,
- ex-acting ,
- hyper critical ,
- hyper-critical ,
- more qualmish ,
- most qualmish ,
- sick one stomach ,
- sick one's stomach ,
- sick ones stomach ,
- sick stomach ,
- sick to one stomach ,
- sick to one's stomach ,
- sick to ones stomach ,
- sick to stomach ,
- un settled ,
- un-settled ,
- up-set ,
- vertiginous .
Other synonyms:
- Churchy ,
- believer ,
- blessed ,
- bluenosed ,
- devout ,
- devoutly ,
- fanatical ,
- god-fearing ,
- godly ,
- holy ,
- old-maidish ,
- pious ,
- practicing .
- good .
- conventional .
- stuffy .
- proper .
Other relevant words:
- Barkbound ,
- Coxcomical ,
- Finikin ,
- Impliable ,
- Ironbound ,
- Literalist ,
- Mean-spirited ,
- Precisianist ,
- Procrustean ,
- Puristic ,
- Quakerish ,
- Rigorist ,
- Simpering ,
- absolute ,
- abstainer ,
- abstemious ,
- abstinent ,
- anchoritic ,
- aristocratic ,
- aristocratical ,
- ascetical ,
- biased ,
- bigoted ,
- black ,
- blasphemous ,
- blue ,
- blue-blooded ,
- blueish ,
- bluff ,
- bluish ,
- careful ,
- celibate ,
- chaste ,
- cheerless ,
- choicy ,
- choosy ,
- close-minded ,
- concave ,
- conceited ,
- conforming ,
- conscientious ,
- conservative ,
- continent ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- cynical ,
- dainty ,
- dandified ,
- dark ,
- decent ,
- decorous ,
- demure ,
- depressed ,
- depressing ,
- disapproving ,
- disconsolate ,
- discriminating ,
- discriminative ,
- dismal ,
- dispirited ,
- dispiriting ,
- dogmatic ,
- downcast ,
- eremitic ,
- evangelical ,
- exact ,
- fastidious ,
- finical ,
- firm ,
- flagellant ,
- foppish ,
- forbidding ,
- formal ,
- frowning ,
- fundamentalist ,
- fussy ,
- gamey ,
- gentle ,
- gloomy ,
- goody-goody ,
- grave ,
- hard ,
- hard-line ,
- hard-nosed ,
- humourless ,
- illiberal ,
- inexorable ,
- iron ,
- ironclad ,
- ironhanded ,
- juicy ,
- literal-minded ,
- literalistic ,
- low ,
- mendicant ,
- mincing ,
- moderate ,
- modest ,
- monkish ,
- moral ,
- moralistic ,
- muscle-bound ,
- namby-pamby ,
- narrow ,
- narrow-minded ,
- naughty ,
- nice ,
- nice nelly ,
- niminy-piminy ,
- non-objective ,
- nonindulgent ,
- old fashioned ,
- old-fogyish ,
- one-sided ,
- opinionated ,
- over-modest ,
- over-nice ,
- overmodest ,
- overnice ,
- parochial ,
- particular ,
- patrician ,
- perfectionistic ,
- pettifogging ,
- petty ,
- picky ,
- pietistic ,
- plain ,
- po-faced ,
- pragmatical ,
- prejudiced ,
- prig ,
- priggish ,
- prim ,
- prim and proper ,
- prissy ,
- profane ,
- protestantism ,
- punctilious ,
- pure ,
- purist ,
- puritan ,
- puritanic ,
- racy ,
- reactionary ,
- red-necked ,
- righteous ,
- rigourous ,
- risque ,
- rockbound ,
- sabbatarian ,
- sanctimonious ,
- saturnine ,
- scrupulous ,
- seemly ,
- selective ,
- self-denying ,
- self-righteous ,
- sensitive ,
- sentimental ,
- small-minded ,
- smug ,
- sober ,
- solemn ,
- sombre ,
- sorry ,
- spicy ,
- square ,
- square-toed ,
- squared-toe ,
- squeamish ,
- starch ,
- staunch ,
- stiff ,
- straight-laced ,
- straightlaced ,
- straitlaced ,
- stubborn ,
- teetotal ,
- temperate ,
- tight-laced ,
- twee ,
- ultra-conservative ,
- unconditional ,
- unprogressive ,
- unrelenting ,
- unyielding ,
- uptight .
- Bluenose ,
- Iron-fisted ,
- Qualmish ,
- Stickling ,
- ascetic ,
- austere ,
- blue-nose ,
- dead set ,
- doctrinal ,
- hardboiled ,
- in rut ,
- ironfisted ,
- isolationist ,
- nit-picking ,
- no nonsense ,
- not heretical ,
- ruber ,
- run of the mill ,
- self-disciplined ,
- selfdisciplined ,
- spic and span ,
- spic-and-span ,
- strait-laced ,
- strict ,
- uncluttered ,
- up set .
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How to use "Puritanical" in context?
The word "puritanical" is often used to describe people who are excessively moral. These people are often intolerant of different lifestyles and beliefs. They often think that their own way of life is the only right way.
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