strait-laced Synonyms
Strongest:
- lax
- loose
- lecherous
- bad
- improper
- wicked
- permissive
- lax
- lecherous
- prurient
- liberated
- improper
- indecent
- bad
- indecent
- loose
- prurient
- wicked
- liberated
- permissive
- immoral
- immoral
Strong:
- perverted
- sleazy
- depraved
- slatternly
- skanky
- slutty
- perverted
- debauched
- degenerate
- slutty
- skanky
- depraved
- slatternly
- sleazy
- degenerate
- lickerish
- sluttish
- lickerish
- sluttish
- debauched
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
prim, prudish,puritanical, Victorian,priggish, staid, nice-nelly, bluenosed, honest, stuffy
lax, loose, lecherous, bad, improper, wicked, permissive, lax, lecherous, prurient
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.
