strait-laced Synonyms
Strongest:
- lax
- liberated
- improper
- immoral
- indecent
- immoral
- lecherous
- loose
- permissive
- lecherous
- wicked
- bad
- indecent
- bad
- improper
- permissive
- liberated
- lax
- wicked
- prurient
- loose
- prurient
Strong:
- degenerate
- debauched
- skanky
- sleazy
- debauched
- perverted
- skanky
- sluttish
- sleazy
- slutty
- degenerate
- lickerish
- slatternly
- depraved
- perverted
- slutty
- lickerish
- slatternly
- sluttish
- depraved
Weak:
strait-laced Meaning
Wordnet
strait-laced (s)
exaggeratedly proper
strait-laced Sentence Examples
- The strait-laced principal enforced strict dress codes and conduct rules.
- Despite his liberal upbringing, he suddenly became strait-laced after getting married.
- The strait-laced teacher refused to participate in extracurricular activities.
- Her strait-laced demeanor made it difficult for her to make friends.
- The strait-laced businessman could not tolerate any hint of impropriety.
- The strait-laced community was shocked by the scandalous behavior of its mayor.
- The strait-laced CEO expected his employees to maintain impeccable moral standards.
- Her strait-laced parents had instilled in her a strong sense of right and wrong.
- The strait-laced pastor condemned any deviation from traditional values.
- The strait-laced politician was known for his unwavering adherence to the law.
FAQs About the word strait-laced
exaggeratedly proper
prudish, Victorian,puritanical, prim, bluenosed, stuffy, nice-nelly, staid,priggish, honest
lax, liberated, improper, immoral, indecent, immoral, lecherous, loose, permissive, lecherous
The strait-laced principal enforced strict dress codes and conduct rules.
Despite his liberal upbringing, he suddenly became strait-laced after getting married.
The strait-laced teacher refused to participate in extracurricular activities.
Her strait-laced demeanor made it difficult for her to make friends.
