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BUTTONED-DOWN Synonyms

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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

Alternatives for CONSERVATIVE

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