Strait-laced synonyms

strāt'lāst'

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precise
Distinct and correct in sound or meaning:
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priggish
Like a prig.
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prim
Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
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prissy
The definition of prissy is someone fussy and overly proper, or clothing with a lot of fancy elements.
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proper
Designating an adjective formed from a proper noun, as Bostonian
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prudish
Like or characteristic of a prude; too modest or proper
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puritanical
Extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion
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stuffy
The definition of stuffy is a nose that is full of mucus, or a room that is not properly ventilated, or a conservative or stodgy person.
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victorian
Showing, variously, the middle-class respectability, prudery, bigotry, etc. generally attributed to Victorian England
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prim and proper
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plain (related)
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
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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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strict
Tense; not relaxed.
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severe
Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
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stiff
Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:
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bluenosed
Alternative spelling of blue-nosed.
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genteel
Elegantly stylish or fashionable:
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old-maidish
Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
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Strait-laced Sentence Examples

  • 8 In spite of these restrictions and of an electoral system which tended to make these assemblies as strait-laced and reactionary as any government bureau, the zemstvos did good work, notably educational, in those provinces where the proprietors were inspired with a more liberal spirit.

  • Darcy (played by Shenae Grimes) was introduced to viewers as a strait-laced Christian, who becomes captain of the Spirit Squad and Queen Bee of the school.

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