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buttoned-down

ADJECTIVE

button down

Synonyms

STRONG

conservative conventional unimaginative

WEAK

boring conformist old-fashioned strait-laced stuffy traditional

ADJECTIVE

orthodox

Synonyms

WEAK

according to the book acknowledged admitted approved authoritative by the numbers canonical conformist conservative conventional correct customary devout die-hard doctrinal established in line legitimate official old-line pious proper punctilious reactionary received recognized religious right rightful sanctioned sound square standard straight straight arrow traditionalistic true well-established

Antonyms

WEAK

heterodox unconventional unorthodox untraditional

ADJECTIVE

secure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

solid strong sure

STRONG

adjusted anchored bound fast firm fixed fortified iron locked nailed set sound staunch steady

WEAK

immovable safe and sound solid as a rock tenacious tight

Antonyms

STRONG

changeable flexible impermanent loose movable unfixed unstable unsteady

WEAK

moving unfastened

ADJECTIVE

straight

Synonyms

STRONG

bourgeois conservative

WEAK

orthodox traditional

Antonyms

WEAK

different unconventional untraditional

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Another option is the Bower Coronado, also a dramatically upgraded motel that reopened in 2025 with prices similar to Baby Grand’s but a much more buttoned-down style.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Lumbergh, in his two-toned buttoned-down shirt and with his ever-present coffee mug, drooling a series of "mmmkays" and "yeeeahs," is every middle manager masking their incompetence while lording their authority over deflated subordinates.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2024

DeSantis, 44, was buttoned-down and tightly scripted during his Friday event at a casino, sticking to a handful of domestic issues in front of a curious crowd just beginning to get to know him.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023

The measure won Senate passage on a 26-6 vote after a lengthy debate that led to some eyebrow-raising exchanges in the buttoned-down chamber.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2023

What if some buttoned-down Telecom engineer had driven to work early that morning to get some work done?

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

buttoned-down

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