What is another word for straightlaced?
103 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ stɹˈe͡ɪtle͡ɪst], [ stɹˈeɪtleɪst], [ s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_l_eɪ_s_t]Table of Contents
Synonyms for Straightlaced:
adj.
• austere (adjective)- economical,
- abstemious,
- chaste,
- ascetic,
- unrelenting,
- strict,
- sober,
- self-denying,
- continent,
- subdued.
- moral,
- stereotyped,
- illiberal,
- hidebound,
- narrow,
- doctrinal,
- conforming,
- isolationist,
- moderate,
- in rut,
- narrow-minded,
- commonplace,
- bourgeois,
- conservative,
- lame,
- bigoted,
- parochial,
- inflexible,
- obstinate,
- run-of-the-mill,
- drippy,
- hackneyed,
- rube,
- rigid,
- uptight,
- solemn,
- prosaic,
- pedestrian,
- humdrum,
- square,
- demure,
- literal,
- not heretical,
- dogmatic,
- insular,
- straight,
- routine,
- stuffy.
n.
• goody two-shoes (noun)- prude,
- prig,
- upright,
- goody-goody,
- puritan.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- overnice,
- Impliable,
- fundamentalist,
- relentless,
- stubborn,
- obdurate,
- Rigorist,
- ironhanded,
- twee,
- iron,
- puritanic,
- unyielding,
- orthodox,
- stiff,
- Ironbound,
- purist,
- unbending,
- ironclad,
- mincing,
- inexorable,
- niminy-piminy,
- uncompromising,
- hard,
- Puristic,
- rockbound,
- Procrustean,
- squeamish,
- dainty,
- squared-toe,
- muscle-bound,
- rigorous,
- blue,
- firm,
- dour,
- nice.
Homophones for Straightlaced:
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