straitlaced Synonyms
Strongest:
- indecent
- lax
- loose
- wicked
- prurient
- lax
- immoral
- lecherous
- prurient
- liberated
- lecherous
- bad
- bad
- loose
- permissive
- improper
- wicked
- immoral
- permissive
- liberated
- indecent
- improper
Strong:
- slatternly
- lickerish
- perverted
- sluttish
- degenerate
- slutty
- depraved
- slatternly
- skanky
- skanky
- depraved
- sleazy
- slutty
- degenerate
- perverted
- debauched
- sleazy
- lickerish
- sluttish
- debauched
Weak:
straitlaced Meaning
straitlaced (s)
exaggeratedly proper
straitlaced Sentence Examples
- Despite her adventurous spirit, she was raised in a straitlaced household where rules were strictly enforced.
- His straitlaced upbringing instilled in him a deep sense of discipline and propriety.
- The company's dress code was notoriously straitlaced, requiring employees to adhere to a strict professional appearance.
- In the straitlaced society of the Victorian era, any deviation from societal norms was met with disapproval.
- Her straitlaced parents disapproved of her unconventional career choice in the arts.
- Growing up in a straitlaced community, he often felt stifled by the expectations placed upon him.
- Despite her reputation as a rebel, she found herself conforming to the straitlaced expectations of her new workplace.
- The straitlaced atmosphere at the family gathering made it difficult for him to relax and be himself.
- His straitlaced demeanor belied the wild adventures he had in his youth.
- Breaking free from the constraints of her straitlaced upbringing, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery and independence.
FAQs About the word straitlaced
exaggeratedly proper
Victorian, prim,puritanical, prudish, bluenosed, nice-nelly, staid, decent, stuffy, honest
indecent, lax, loose, wicked, prurient, lax, immoral, lecherous, prurient, liberated
Despite her adventurous spirit, she was raised in a straitlaced household where rules were strictly enforced.
His straitlaced upbringing instilled in him a deep sense of discipline and propriety.
The company's dress code was notoriously straitlaced, requiring employees to adhere to a strict professional appearance.
In the straitlaced society of the Victorian era, any deviation from societal norms was met with disapproval.
