Synonyms for standpat
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Resisting change; favouring the status quo.
a standpat attitude or policy
Example sentences
- conservative Tom is too conservative to do something like that.
- fusty Steve is a fusty old man who won't listen to music made after 1975.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| standpat | falling | |
| conservative | steady | |
| fusty | rising | |
| unprogressive | falling | |
| nonprogressive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- fusty2
- 12 letters
- conservative4
- 13 letters
- unprogressive
- 14 letters
- nonprogressive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fusty2 = 2 syllables).