🔄 Synonyms of "Prim"
17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| refinednoun | (of processes) Developed, improved. |
| daintynoun | Elegant; delicately small and pretty. |
| propernoun | Suitable. |
| prissynoun | Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular. |
| straightlaced | Alternative form of straight-laced. [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.] |
| prudish | Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters. |
| priggish | Like a prig. |
| straitlaced | Alternative spelling of straight-laced. [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.] |
| tight-laced | Synonym of strait-laced. |
| square-toed | (dated, derogatory or humorous) stuffy; precise |
| niminy-piminynoun | overtly or excessively prim |
| tweenoun | (UK, Ireland, derogatory) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. |
| mincingnoun | Affectedly dainty. |
| prim outverb | dress primly |
| prim upverb | dress primly |
| puritanicalnoun | Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt). |
| victoriannoun | Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prim"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| priggish | Like a prig. |
| prudish | Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters. |
| puritanicalnoun | Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt). |
| square-toed | (dated, derogatory or humorous) stuffy; precise |
| daintynoun | Elegant; delicately small and pretty. |
| mincingnoun | Affectedly dainty. |
| straightlaced | Alternative form of straight-laced. [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.] |
| niminy-piminynoun | overtly or excessively prim |
| tight-laced | Synonym of strait-laced. |
| straitlaced | Alternative spelling of straight-laced. [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.] |
| refinednoun | (of processes) Developed, improved. |
| propernoun | Suitable. |
| tweenoun | (UK, Ireland, derogatory) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. |
| victoriannoun | Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period. |
| prissynoun | Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular. |
| prim outverb | dress primly |
| prim upverb | dress primly |
| adequateverb | Equal to or fulfilling some requirement. |
| sedateverb | (of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement. |
| demureverb | (chiefly of a woman) Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious. |
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