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PURITANIC Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word puritanic. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word puritanic. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For PURITANIC

Here is a list of related hypernyms for puritanic, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
devout moralistic pious puritanical religious righteous virtuous

Alternatives for ASCETIC

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