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Synonyms for staid

Most common

sedate demure sober cool

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Sedate — not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober

sedate, demure, sober, cool, decorous, steady, quiet, serious, dignified, somber US, sombre UK, composed, solemn, calm, grave, dispassionate, earnest, temperate, thoughtful, judicious, weighty, collected, saturnine

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

Related words

Word family
staidly staidness

Example sentences

  • sober Tom could've been intoxicated, but he acted sober.
  • sedate Yanni wanted to sedate Skura.
  • demure Skura's style of dress was described as demure.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
staidsteady
soberrising
sedaterising
demurerising
decoroussteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
cool1, calm1
5 letters
quiet2, grave1, sober2
6 letters
steady2, solemn2, somber2, sedate2, sombre, demure2
7 letters
serious3, earnest2, weighty2
8 letters
composed2, decorous3
9 letters
collected3, dignified3, temperate2, judicious3, saturnine
10 letters
thoughtful2
13 letters
dispassionate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quiet2 = 2 syllables).