BUTTONED-DOWN Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word buttoned-down. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for BUTTONED-DOWN
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conservative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion noun • a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas • a member of a Conservative Party adjective satellite • having social or political views favoring conservatism • avoiding excess • unimaginatively conventional • conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | ||||||||
conventional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • following accepted customs and proprieties • (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy • unimaginative and conformist adjective satellite • conforming with accepted standards • represented in simplified or symbolic form • in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past • rigidly formal or bound by convention | ||||||||
formal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) • (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms noun • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a gown for evening wear adjective satellite • characteristic of or befitting a person in authority • represented in simplified or symbolic form • logically deductive • refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | ||||||||
prim | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affectedly dainty or refined • exaggeratedly proper verb • assume a prim appearance • contract one's lips • dress primly | ||||||||
proper | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness adjective satellite • having all the qualities typical of the thing specified • limited to the thing specified • appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs | ||||||||
reserved | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • set aside for the use of a particular person or party • marked by self-restraint and reticence | ||||||||
restrained | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • under restraint adjective satellite • cool and formal in manner • marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes • not showy or obtrusive • prudent | ||||||||
staid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by dignity and propriety | ||||||||
straight-laced | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exaggeratedly proper | ||||||||
traditional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||||
button-down | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unimaginatively conventional • of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons |