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Definitions

prim

[prim] / prɪm /
ADJECTIVE
particular, fussy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demure
STRONG
correct spruce stickling tidy uncluttered
WEAK
Victorian blue-nose ceremonial ceremonious choosy cleanly conventional dapper decorous fastidious formal genteel good goody-goody nice nit-picking orderly overmodest polite precise priggish prissy proper prudish puritanical rigid shipshape spick-and-span stiff straight strait-laced stuffy upright well-groomed wooden
Antonyms
STRONG
untidy
WEAK
informal rumpled

Example Sentences

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Early in her career, Swift had a reputation for being prim and proper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

"The album is not for any pearl clutchers," she told CBS News, with reference to prim, prudish or easily offended people.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Not only are viewers watching boldface names eat, they’re also watching them eat foods that are considered distasteful — which goes against the prim and proper image that celebrities are expected to uphold.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

A portrait of a prim young lady in bright brushstrokes was being sold for $5,190.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

“They’re not acting right ,” she said, very prim.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.