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Synonyms for prudish
ˈpru dɪʃprud·ish
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
prudish
Synonyms:
coy, over modest, affectedly modest, over nice, squeamish, reserved, demure
Princeton's WordNet
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorianadjective
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Synonyms:
blue(a), mincing, straitlaced, prissy, squeamish, overnice, dainty, puritanical, straightlaced, priggish, strait-laced, tight-laced, nice, straight-laced, squared-toe, niminy-piminy, victorian, prim, puritanic, twee, square-toedAntonyms:
improper
Dictionary of English Synonymes
prudishadjective
Synonyms:
coy, demure, reserved, over-modest, affectedly modest
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #258 | reserved | |
| #1157 | nice | |
| #6856 | victorian | |
| #29815 | coy | |
| #33359 | prim | |
| #42465 | dainty | |
| #59849 | twee | |
| #82994 | demure | |
| #87865 | squeamish | |
| #92958 | prissy | |
| #108246 | puritanical | |
| #108620 | mincing | |
| #142690 | prudish | |
| #302146 | priggish |
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