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Antonyms for straight-laced
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : streyt-leyst |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstreɪtˈleɪst |
Definition of straight-laced
Origin :- 1540s, of stays or bodices; figurative sense of "over-precise, prudish" is from 1550s; see strait (n.) + lace (v.).
- As in conventional : adj unoriginal
- As in goody two-shoes : noun somebody smug and well-behaved
- In fact, he was so merry that, by the straight-laced Puritans, he was thought ungodly.
- Extract from : « The Witch of Salem » by John R. Musick
- Goodness, you can't afford to be as straight-laced as all that, in this town.
- Extract from : « Cape of Storms » by Percival Pollard
- But Christopher Wellwyn's heart is too full of humanity to admit of such a straight-laced attitude.
- Extract from : « The Social Significance of the Modern Drama » by Emma Goldman
- One that has been discovered very recently is that the straight-faced are the straight-laced.
- Extract from : « How to Analyze People on Sight » by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
- The North American, beneath his cold and straight-laced appearance, conceals a warm and enthusiastic heart.
- Extract from : « The Gold-Seekers » by Gustave Aimard
- Now I dare say there are straight-laced people who will be shocked at the idea of a woman playing ten-pins.
- Extract from : « Caper-Sauce » by Fanny Fern
- I suppose French morality is not of that straight-laced description which is shocked at trifles.
- Extract from : « The Innocents Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- Straight-laced, hopelessly blind to every standard but her own—what right did Ann have to pass judgment on Niaga?
- Extract from : « Impact » by Irving E. Cox
- The new generation looks upon the stern morality and industry and self-control of its ancestors as straight-laced and narrow.
- Extract from : « The Whence and the Whither of Man » by John Mason Tyler
- They all laughed heartily at the joke, and went on for some time bantering Wildgoose upon his being so straight-laced.
- Extract from : « Christmas Stories » by Edward Berens
Synonyms for straight-laced
- bigoted
- bourgeois
- commonplace
- conforming
- conservative
- demure
- doctrinal
- dogmatic
- drippy
- goody-goody
- hackneyed
- hidebound
- humdrum
- illiberal
- in rut
- inflexible
- insular
- isolationist
- lame
- literal
- moderate
- moral
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- not heretical
- obstinate
- parochial
- pedestrian
- prig
- prissy
- prosaic
- prude
- prudish
- puritan
- puritanical
- rigid
- routine
- rube
- run-of-the-mill
- sober
- solemn
- square
- stereotyped
- straight
- straight-laced
- strict
- stuffy
- upright
- uptight
- Victorian
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