Straight-laced Synonyms

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Synonyms for Straight-laced

priggish
Like a prig.
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prim
Neat and trim:
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prudish
Like or characteristic of a prude; too modest or proper
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puritanical
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; "” often used by way of reproach or contempt.
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square-toed
(Now Rare) Old-fashioned; conservative
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straitlaced
exaggeratedly proper
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straightlaced
exaggeratedly proper
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tight-laced
exaggeratedly proper
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victorian
Showing, variously, the middle-class respectability, prudery, bigotry, etc. generally attributed to Victorian England
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strait-laced
Narrowly strict or severe in behavior or moral views
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mumbler
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uptight
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cocky
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mouthy
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Straight-laced Sentence Examples

  • Is s/he fairly open-minded, or is she a bit straight laced?

  • On the one hand, we had a rather straight-laced concept of university life.

  • A more straight-laced style, with a longer dress was imposed.

  • That being said, there are some ties from this line that skirt the line between whimsical and straight-laced, and would be appropriate for a fairly conservative office setting.

  • For the more straight-laced, there are vinyl shorts and vinyl thongs.

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