Synonyms for hidebound
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hahyd-bound |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd |
Top 10 synonyms for hidebound
Définition of hidebound
Origin :- 1550s, from hide (n.1) + past tense of bind (v.). Original reference is to emaciated cattle with skin sticking closely to backbones and ribs; metaphoric sense of "restricted by narrow attitudes" is first recorded c.1600.
- adj intolerant
- I am thankful that Lady Hamilton and I are not hidebound by any such superstitions.
- Extract from : « The Admiral » by Douglas Sladen
- Not depraved, certainly, unless you insist on judging it by a hidebound ethic.
- Extract from : « Earthsmith » by Milton Lesser
- It is more free and easy, not so hidebound and overrun with hypocrisy.
- Extract from : « The Cottage of Delight » by Will N. Harben
- He comes from a part of the country that's not so hidebound by caste as this country.
- Extract from : « Nobody's Child » by Elizabeth Dejeans
- The Amphibs were, in their way, as hidebound—no pun intended—as the Land-walkers.
- Extract from : « Rastignac the Devil » by Philip Jos Farmer
- In the matter of evening costume, you see, Jeeves is hidebound and reactionary.
- Extract from : « Right Ho, Jeeves » by P. G. Wodehouse
- Now this young zealot was a man of imagination, hidebound only in his traditions.
- Extract from : « The Quickening » by Francis Lynde
- But I should be sorry for you to think me hidebound in my prejudices.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Crayon » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- The average radical is as hidebound by mere terms as the man devoid of all ideas.
- Extract from : « The Social Significance of the Modern Drama » by Emma Goldman
- The creation of the Tsar-Mayor shows that the American citizen is not hidebound by prejudice.
- Extract from : « Satan's Invisible World Displayed or, Despairing Democracy » by W. T. Stead
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