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Pronunciation:
[ stɹˈe͡ɪtlˈe͡ɪst], [ stɹˈeɪtlˈeɪst], [ s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_l_ˈeɪ_s_t]
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Similar words for strait-laced:
- button-down (adjective)
- demure (adjective)
- narrow-minded (adjective)
- old-maidish (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- prim (adjective)
- prissy (adjective)
- proper (adjective)
- rigid (adjective)
- severe (adjective)
- square (adjective)
- squeamish (adjective)
- starchy (adjective)
- strict (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Strait-laced:
adj.
• button-down (adjective) • demure (adjective)- un assertive,
- un-assured,
- more unassured,
- de-mure,
- re tiring,
- most unassertive,
- more unassertive,
- un assured,
- most unassured,
- un-assuming,
- re-tiring,
- de mure,
- strait laced,
- un assuming,
- un-assertive,
- unassuming.
- strict,
- starchy,
- dead set,
- hard line,
- squeamish,
- demure,
- Bluenose,
- over-modest,
- narrow-minded,
- spic and span,
- Iron-fisted,
- prissy,
- unassertive,
- spic-and-span,
- rigid,
- singleminded,
- prim,
- ironfisted,
- tough nut to crack,
- no nonsense,
- Qualmish,
- blue-nose,
- overmodest,
- set in stone,
- uncluttered,
- Stickling,
- undeviating,
- proper,
- hardboiled,
- locked in,
- button-down,
- unassured,
- nit-picking,
- up set.
- more blue-nose,
- goody goody,
- more blue nose,
- most spic and span,
- most nit-picking,
- most spic-and-span,
- un-cluttered,
- cleanliest,
- more spic-and-span,
- more uncluttered,
- nit picking,
- wellgroomed,
- most uncluttered,
- more overmodest,
- more spic and span,
- blue nose,
- over modest,
- more nit picking,
- most overmodest,
- most blue nose,
- more stickling,
- most stickling,
- more nit-picking,
- cleanlier,
- goodygoody,
- well groomed,
- un cluttered,
- more bluenose,
- most bluenose,
- most blue-nose.
- un-deviating,
- set stone,
- un-moving,
- unpermissive,
- most chiseled,
- more unpermissive,
- un-bending,
- more chiseled,
- in elastic,
- un-permissive,
- un yielding,
- most undeviating,
- un-compromising,
- in compliant,
- tough nut crack,
- un-yielding,
- un changing,
- in-exorable,
- in-compliant,
- un moving,
- un alterable,
- in-elastic,
- un bending,
- ex-act,
- un compromising,
- de-finite,
- de finite,
- un breakable,
- un-changing,
- un permissive,
- un relenting,
- single minded,
- ex act,
- most unpermissive,
- in variable,
- in-variable,
- un-alterable,
- unbreakable,
- in-flexible,
- un deviating,
- more undeviating,
- in flexible,
- hardline,
- un-breakable.
- dour,
- stiff-necked,
- icy,
- dry,
- relentless,
- critical,
- acerbic,
- obdurate,
- acute,
- draconian,
- tart,
- keen,
- authoritarian,
- inflexible,
- ascetic,
- disciplined,
- oppressive,
- stark,
- harsh,
- caustic,
- exacting,
- grim,
- short,
- bleak,
- fundamental,
- spartan,
- censorious,
- austere,
- demanding,
- intense,
- imperial,
- brusque,
- lean,
- basic,
- curt,
- hardnosed,
- gruff,
- raw,
- intolerant,
- flinty,
- sharp,
- severe,
- cool,
- abrupt,
- meticulous,
- unbending,
- stringent,
- obstinate,
- cutting,
- spare,
- brisk,
- ironhanded,
- acrimonious,
- astringent,
- piquant,
- iron-handed,
- correct,
- frosty,
- chilly,
- blunt,
- crisp,
- stern.
- most qualmish,
- sick to one stomach,
- sick ones stomach,
- ex-acting,
- dis-gusted,
- ex acting,
- hyper-critical,
- un-settled,
- dis gusted,
- sick to ones stomach,
- un settled,
- sick to stomach,
- sick stomach,
- up-set,
- more qualmish,
- vertiginous,
- hyper critical,
- sick one's stomach,
- sick one stomach,
- sick to one's stomach.
n.
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- stuffy,
- genteel,
- prim and proper,
- plain.
Other synonyms:
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- bluenosed,
- old-maidish.
- niminy-piminy,
- conservative,
- illiberal,
- ultra-conservative,
- sober,
- punctilious,
- unqualified,
- aloof,
- po-faced,
- puritan,
- poker-faced,
- glowering,
- unforthcoming,
- uptight,
- sombre,
- literal,
- curmudgeonly,
- disapproving,
- fastidious,
- haughty,
- guarded,
- ceremonious,
- humourless,
- impersonal,
- squared-toe,
- scrupulous,
- close,
- over-nice,
- frigid,
- mechanical,
- non-objective,
- decorous,
- distant,
- unresponsive,
- forbidding,
- restrained,
- hard-line,
- taciturn,
- reactionary,
- thorough,
- saturnine,
- pedantic,
- stony,
- wooden,
- unwavering,
- close-mouthed,
- precious,
- retiring,
- restricted,
- remote,
- refined,
- pettifogging,
- parochial,
- unswerving,
- bluff,
- frowning,
- goody-goody,
- withdrawn,
- moralistic,
- grave,
- close-minded,
- finicky,
- exact,
- intractable,
- conventional,
- cramped,
- unemotional,
- stodgy,
- set,
- undemonstrative,
- pompous,
- conscientious,
- thick-skinned,
- pietistic,
- reticent,
- standoffish,
- unapproachable,
- solemn,
- silent,
- careful,
- stilted,
- ice-cold,
- fuddy-duddy,
- uncommunicative,
- fundamentalist,
- mincing,
- old-fogyish,
- fussy,
- small-minded,
- steely,
- hard-nosed,
- biased,
- unprogressive,
- prejudiced,
- dignified,
- overnice,
- reserved,
- rigourous,
- bigoted,
- unfriendly,
- unsocial,
- literal-minded,
- detached,
- finical,
- petty,
- square,
- red-necked,
- painstaking,
- Cold-hearted,
- nice,
- self-important,
- Mean-spirited,
- inaccessible,
- self-centred,
- sedate,
- narrow,
- one-sided,
- serious,
- staid,
- impervious,
- antisocial,
- callous,
- cold,
- unfeeling,
- unsmiling.
How to use "Strait-laced" in context?
When you think of someone who is "strait-laced," you likely think of someone who is uptight, conservative, and stuffy. In fact, the word "strait-laced" has been used to describe someone who is very careful in their manners and dress, and who is not very spontaneous or open-minded.
The origins of the word "strait-laced" are somewhat mysterious. Some say that it comes from the naval term "strait," meaning a channel of water between two land masses.
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