straight-laced Antonyms
Strongest:
- lax
- liberated
- bad
- indecent
- immoral
- lecherous
- wicked
- lecherous
- loose
- improper
- permissive
- immoral
- loose
- prurient
- wicked
- indecent
- bad
- liberated
- lax
- permissive
- prurient
- improper
Strong:
- lickerish
- slatternly
- slutty
- sleazy
- slatternly
- debauched
- skanky
- degenerate
- lickerish
- depraved
- depraved
- perverted
- skanky
- perverted
- debauched
- degenerate
- sluttish
- slutty
- sleazy
- sluttish
Weak:
Meaning of straight-laced
straight-laced (s)
exaggeratedly proper
straight-laced Sentence Examples
- The straight-laced principal enforced a strict dress code that prohibited ripped jeans and colorful hair.
- Her grandmother was a straight-laced old woman who frowned upon any behavior that deviated from traditional norms.
- The conservative businessman maintained a straight-laced appearance, wearing only suits and ties.
- The tightly-buttoned suit and crisp shirt reflected his straight-laced demeanor.
- The straight-laced company president demanded punctuality and formality from all employees.
- Her straight-laced parents disapproved of her plans to pursue a career in acting.
- The straight-laced neighborhood was known for its quiet streets and tidy lawns.
- The straight-laced gentleman adhered to strict rules of etiquette and chivalry.
- The straight-laced accountant meticulously balanced his books, ensuring every penny was accounted for.
- Despite her straight-laced exterior, she had a rebellious streak that she kept hidden beneath her prim and proper facade.
FAQs About the word straight-laced
exaggeratedly proper
prim,puritanical, prudish, Victorian, bluenosed, decent, honest, staid,priggish, nice-nelly
lax, liberated, bad, indecent, immoral, lecherous, wicked, lecherous, loose, improper
The straight-laced principal enforced a strict dress code that prohibited ripped jeans and colorful hair.
Her grandmother was a straight-laced old woman who frowned upon any behavior that deviated from traditional norms.
The conservative businessman maintained a straight-laced appearance, wearing only suits and ties.
The tightly-buttoned suit and crisp shirt reflected his straight-laced demeanor.
