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fuddy-duddy
noun as in old-fashion person
adjective as in right-wing
adjective as in traditionalist
adjective as in traditionalistic
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- bourgeois
- constant
- controlled
- conventional
- die-hard
- fearful
- firm
- fogyish
- guarded
- hard hat
- hidebound
- holding to
- illiberal
- in a rut
- inflexible
- middle-of-the-road
- obstinate
- old guard
- old-line
- orthodox
- quiet
- reactionary
- right of center
- right-wing
- rightist
- sober
- stable
- steady
- traditional
- traditionalist
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- undaring
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
adjective as in fussy
noun as in mossback
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noun as in square
noun as in stick-in-the-mud
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noun as in old maid
noun as in party pooper
noun as in fogy/fogey
noun as in fuddy-duddy
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Example Sentences
The amiable fuddy-duddy playing little politics in Washington became a gentleman of war.
And now he was like the others in the party—an amiable fuddy-duddy.
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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fuddy-duddy, such as: dotard, fogy/fogey, fusspot, granny, square, and stick-in-the-mud.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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