Synonyms for fuddy-duddy
- dotard
- fogy
- fusspot
- granny
- square
- stick-in-the-mud
- dull person
- fussbudget
- fussy person
- old fart
- old fogy
- old geezer
- old maid
- old poop
- stuffed shirt
MOST RELEVANT
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
WORD ORIGIN
"old-fashioned person," 1871, American English, of uncertain origin.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR FUDDY-DUDDY
conservative
adjectivecautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo- Tory
- bourgeois
- constant
- controlled
- conventional
- die-hard
- fearful
- firm
- fogyish
- fuddy-duddy
- guarded
- hard hat
- hidebound
- holding to
- illiberal
- in a rut
- inflexible
- middle-of-the-road
- not extreme
- obstinate
- old guard
- old line
- orthodox
- quiet
- reactionary
- redneck
- right
- right of center
- right-wing
- sober
- stable
- steady
- timid
- traditional
- traditionalistic
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- undaring
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
- white bread
mossback
nounold-fashioned personold maid
nounolder unmarried womanparty pooper
nounsomeone who spoils others' funRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.