Synonyms for mossyback

Most common

conservative · reactionary · retrograde · traditionalist · menhaden

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary; a mossback.

Forms

Plural

mossybacks → conservatives, reactionaries, retrogrades, traditionalists…

Example sentences

• conservative Tom is too conservative to do something like that.
• reactionary Reactionary groups were overthrown by the people.
• retrograde The US was defeated by the retrograde group of the Taliban.

By length

8 letters

menhaden³, mossback

10 letters

retrograde³

11 letters

reactionary⁵

12 letters

conservative⁴

14 letters

traditionalist⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (menhaden³ = 3 syllables).