Synonyms for straight-laced
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Prudish
prudish, prissy informal, strict, prim, puritanical, tight-laced, priggish, square-toed dated
Other
narrow-minded, stuffy, tight-assed informal, tight-arsed UK, severe
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.
Related words
- Other spellings
- straightlaced strait-laced straitlaced
Example sentences
- strict Algeria has to relax its strict economic policies.
- prim She was a rather prim and proper young lady.
- puritanical It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.
- prudish "You're sexist." " And I think you're prudish."
- stuffy It's so stuffy in here. Can someone open a window?
By length
- 4 letters
- prim1
- 6 letters
- severe2, strict1, stuffy2, prissy2
- 7 letters
- prudish2
- 8 letters
- priggish
- 11 letters
- puritanical5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (severe2 = 2 syllables).