Thesaurus / old line
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synonyms for old line
- acknowledged
- approved
- authoritative
- by the numbers
- canonical
- conformist
- conservative
- conventional
- correct
- customary
- devout
- die-hard
- established
- legitimate
- official
- pious
- proper
- punctilious
- reactionary
- received
- recognized
- religious
- right
- rightful
- sanctioned
- sound
- square
- standard
- straight
- traditionalistic
- straight arrow
- true
- according to the book
- admitted
- buttoned-down
- doctrinal
- in line
- old-line
- well-established
- rightist
- rigid
- right
- die-hard
- orthodox
- traditional
- retrogressive
- traditionalistic
- regressive
- counterrevolutionary
- obscurantist
- Tory
- old-line
- standpat
- materialistic
- Victorian
- conservative
- common
- philistine
- conventional
- illiberal
- middle-class
- traditional
- hidebound
- old-line
- die-hard
- orthodox
- retrogressive
- right
- rightist
- rigid
- traditional
- traditionalistic
- ultraconservative
- counterrevolutionary
- obscurantist
- old-line
- regressive
- standpat
- Tory
- die-hard
- reactionary
- firm
- right
- constant
- redneck
- timid
- traditionalist
- steady
- quiet
- fuddy-duddy
- stable
- bourgeois
- controlled
- conventional
- fearful
- guarded
- hard hat
- hidebound
- illiberal
- inflexible
- middle-of-the-road
- obstinate
- orthodox
- right-wing
- sober
- traditional
- traditionalistic
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
- Tory
- fogyish
- holding to
- in a rut
- not extreme
- old guard
- right of center
- undaring
- white bread
- firm
- right
- constant
- reactionary
- timid
- stable
- steady
- quiet
- fuddy-duddy
- redneck
- rightist
- bourgeois
- controlled
- conventional
- die-hard
- fearful
- guarded
- hard hat
- hidebound
- illiberal
- inflexible
- middle-of-the-road
- obstinate
- orthodox
- right-wing
- sober
- traditional
- traditionalistic
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
- Tory
- fogyish
- holding to
- in a rut
- not extreme
- old guard
- right of center
- undaring
- white bread
- bourgeois
- constant
- controlled
- conventional
- die-hard
- fearful
- firm
- fuddy-duddy
- guarded
- hard hat
- hidebound
- illiberal
- inflexible
- middle-of-the-road
- obstinate
- orthodox
- quiet
- reactionary
- redneck
- right
- right-wing
- rightist
- sober
- stable
- steady
- timid
- traditional
- traditionalist
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
- fogyish
- holding to
- in a rut
- not extreme
- old guard
- right of center
- Tory
- undaring
- white bread
- traditional
- timid
- reactionary
- middle-of-the-road
- firm
- right
- constant
- redneck
- steady
- quiet
- fuddy-duddy
- stable
- bourgeois
- conventional
- die-hard
- fearful
- guarded
- hard hat
- illiberal
- inflexible
- obstinate
- orthodox
- right-wing
- sober
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- unimaginative
- controlled
- hidebound
- traditionalistic
- uncreative
- unprogressive
- Tory
- old guard
- fogyish
- holding to
- in a rut
- not extreme
- right of center
- undaring
- white bread
- ultraconservative
- conservative
- convinced
- dyed-in-the-wool
- extremist
- firm
- immovable
- inflexible
- intransigent
- orthodox
- reactionary
- right
- philistine
- traditionalistic
- unreconstructed
- old-line
- Tory
- fogyish
- standpat
- conforming
- conservative
- old-fashioned
- past
- traditional
- unprogressive
- backward-looking
- earlier generation
- leftovers
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How to use old line in a sentence
Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLHis wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINOld Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSVicars' wives had come and gone, but all had submitted, some after a brief struggle, to old Mrs. Wurzel's sway.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSIn this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSBut with all her advantages Miss Solomonson failed with the old lord, and she abuses him to this day.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWe shall recover again some or all of the steadfastness and dignity of the old religious life.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSAnd furthermore, I imagine something else about this—quite unlike the old Bible—I imagine all of it periodically revised.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSThe old man seemed to be greatly agitated, and hurriedly whispering, "We thought you were never coming, sir!"
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLOur talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO OLD LINE
- 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
- 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
- traditionalist
- traditionalistic
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- undaring
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
- white bread
- 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
- rightist
- sober
- stable
- steady
- timid
- traditional
- traditionalistic
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- undaring
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
- white bread
- 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
- rightist
- sober
- stable
- steady
- timid
- traditional
- traditionalist
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- undaring
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
- white bread
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