PURITANIC Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word puritanic. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PURITANIC
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ascetic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline noun • someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline adjective satellite • practicing great self-denial | ||||||||
austere | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • severely simple • of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect • practicing great self-denial | ||||||||
moralistic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • narrowly and conventionally moral | ||||||||
narrow-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • capable of being shocked • lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view • rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines | ||||||||
prim | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affectedly dainty or refined • exaggeratedly proper verb • assume a prim appearance • contract one's lips • dress primly | ||||||||
prudish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exaggeratedly proper | ||||||||
rigid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure adjective satellite • incapable of or resistant to bending • incapable of compromise or flexibility • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances • fixed and unmoving | ||||||||
severe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • very strong or vigorous • severely simple • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • very bad in degree or extent | ||||||||
straight-laced | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exaggeratedly proper | ||||||||
straitlaced | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exaggeratedly proper | ||||||||
strict | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • (of rules) stringently enforced • incapable of compromise or flexibility • severe and unremitting in making demands | ||||||||
blue | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime • blue clothing • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue • the sky as viewed during daylight • used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge • the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic • any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky • used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) • filled with melancholy and despondency • characterized by profanity or cursing • suggestive of sexual impropriety • belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy • morally rigorous and strict • causing dejection verb • turn blue | ||||||||
puritanical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism adjective satellite • exaggeratedly proper • morally rigorous and strict |