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What is another word for
strict
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Strict or exacting in standards
(
of a rule or discipline
)
Rigidly enforced, typically demanding total obedience or observance
Exact in correspondence or adherence to something
To an absolute degree
Following carefully and exactly a set of rules
Diligent in performing a process or procedure
Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
Not easy to please or satisfy
Cruel or harsh in nature
Real or genuine, in accordance with the truth, facts or standards
Self-disciplined or ascetic
Very severe or serious
In an organized manner
Characterized by conventional forms of ceremony and behavior
Adhering excessively to law
Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change
Excessively concerned with rules and order
(
of an action
)
Performed well and with precision
(
of a secret
)
Carefully guarded
(
of something abstract
)
Perceived only with attention to detail or subtlety
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Adjective
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Strict or exacting in standards
harsh
rigid
hard
rigorous
severe
stern
stringent
tough
dour
inflexible
oppressive
unbending
authoritarian
draconian
uncompromising
unyielding
disciplinary
firm
forbidding
illiberal
adamant
grim
picky
uptight
adamantine
bullheaded
determined
exacting
fixed
hardline
headstrong
indurate
intractable
intransigent
invariable
obdurate
obstinate
pertinacious
puritanical
relentless
resolute
set
solid
steadfast
stubborn
stuffy
unadaptable
undeviating
unpermissive
unpersuadable
unrelenting
unshakeable
unsparing
unwavering
cast-iron
dead set
hard-line
heavy-handed
iron-fisted
no-nonsense
austere
stiff
cruel
merciless
ruthless
immovable
hard-nosed
inexorable
rough
flinty
implacable
tyrannical
extreme
drastic
pitiless
hardheaded
hardened
single-minded
demanding
unsympathetic
ramrod
brassbound
brutal
serious
onerous
excessive
unchangeable
definite
grave
unfeeling
stiff-necked
unforgiving
heavy
dogged
fierce
pigheaded
hard-and-fast
unalterable
immutable
solemn
opinionated
burdensome
callous
set in stone
punishing
hard-hearted
hard and fast
heartless
savage
cold
unsmiling
mulish
punitive
forceful
self-opinionated
steely
stony
trying
murderous
domineering
hardhanded
uncharitable
ossified
rugged
weighty
bound
unvarying
arduous
ironclad
strong
despotic
diehard
unchanging
taxing
locked in
wilful
difficult
perverse
willful
entrenched
sedate
unswerving
earnest
insensitive
settled
inconvincible
pat
staid
hard-boiled
astringent
challenging
insistent
humourless
UK
humorless
US
self-willed
determinate
crushing
tenacious
uncomic
sober
sobersided
grievous
inexpugnable
remorseless
searing
iron-handed
crippling
inhuman
bitter
inordinate
exigent
radical
prejudiced
dyed-in-the-wool
immoderate
unreasonable
strenuous
po-faced
repressive
unsentimental
dogmatic
unkind
outrageous
gruelling
UK
doctrinaire
sombre
UK
fanatical
gruff
somber
US
tiring
hidebound
draining
grinding
staunch
stable
biased
concrete
final
unflinching
resolved
hard-core
rooted
certain
enervative
wearing
uphill
stressful
vicious
unmerciful
established
sharp
hellish
sapping
excruciating
binding
killing
nasty
cold-hearted
pontifical
opinionative
opinioned
intolerant
desperate
back-breaking
grueling
US
dead set on
distant
aloof
ferocious
dire
unemotional
extortionate
inconsiderate
louring
narrow-minded
intimidating
lowering
unfaltering
hard-hitting
imperious
really hard
incommutable
ungentle
tight
emphatic
ingrained
refractory
decided
unappeasable
unmalleable
hard-bitten
formidable
swingeing
penal
small-minded
narrow
mean-looking
mean
inalterable
stony-hearted
autocratic
incompliant
frozen
flat
unswayable
deep-rooted
iron
unmoving
categorical
indomitable
deep-seated
iron-willed
hard-shelled
sky-high
cold-blooded
stoney
affectless
decisive
truculent
unmovable
stand pat
hardhearted
hard-headed
browbeating
compassionless
desensitized
US
stonyhearted
ironhearted
businesslike
brick-wall
desensitised
UK
one-sided
standing one's ground
compulsory
take-no-prisoners
hard as nails
not giving an inch
by the book
absolute
well-set
bound and determined
clear-cut
incontestable
incontrovertible
spartan
ungiving
militant
abusive
ironhanded
unfair
abrasive
unjust
Draconian
procrustean
hard to please
unvacillating
forcible
iniquitous
fast
punitory
preconceived
blinkered
unaccommodating
cool
rowdy
curt
assiduous
tireless
sedulous
unflagging
unstoppable
locked
uncaring
pressing
unbreakable
virulent
cocksure
uncompliant
recalcitrant
crisp
unflexible
pugnacious
intense
case-hardened
irreversible
exact
static
testing
unabated
pounding
mortal
indefatigable
two-fisted
wearying
overburdening
debilitating
overbearing
tactless
cynical
inveterate
jelled
unflappable
very hard
ascetical
ascetic
changeless
unplacatable
unmollifiable
inescapable
unpacifiable
dreary
douce
dug in
standing pat
high-handed
disciplinarian
superincumbent
tricky
set in one's ways
hanging tough
unhumorous
dull
do or die
hold your ground
hold the line
hold the fort
set in your ways
thoughtless
hostile
inclement
bullying
formal
thick-skinned
inhumane
soulless
pachydermatous
insensate
slash-and-burn
world-weary
ineluctable
downright
unchallengeable
unquestionable
serious-minded
sticking to one's guns
tough nut to crack
writ in stone
cut-and-dried
strait-laced
decided upon
inept
undiplomatic
bungling
necessary
immobile
confident
unequivocal
indurated
solid as a rock
ironfisted
overstrict
coercive
sadistic
OTT
reserved
lacking sentiment
hard-edged
as tough as old boots
toughened by experience
as hard as nails
unfriendly
frigid
chilly
icy
frosty
wrong-headed
dictated
mandatory
irrevocable
carved in stone
conclusive
written
set in concrete
mean business
dogmatical
no going back
like death and taxes
hell bent on
over the top
uninviting
complex
rule-bound
remote
surly
sullen
unapproachable
caustic
acerbic
suppressive
crabbed
sour
threatening
glum
churlish
arbitrary
mordant
complicated
grumpy
cross
fell
sinister
menacing
stark
impractical
reactionary
cutting
morose
bleak
scowling
sulky
zealous
ideological
very severe
bureaucratic
officious
involved
unpragmatic
unrealistic
scathing
trenchant
sarcastic
stinging
penetrating
sardonic
piercing
incisive
splenetic
cantankerous
glowering
crusty
gray
US
grouchy
grey
UK
swivel-eyed
toilsome
wearisome
fundamentalist
selfish
unenlightened
ungenerous
sordid
conservative
bad-tempered
holding fixed views
acerb
wounding
hurtful
poisonous
waspish
spiteful
ill-tempered
undemocratic
parsimonious
stingy
alt-right
tightfisted
totalitarian
miserly
anti-democratic
bull-headed
snarky
catty
mordacious
sarky
acidulous
bloody-minded
boot-faced
die-hard
stalwart
close-fisted
fascist
acrid
acetic
biting
tonic
assertive
true
whole-hearted
constant
partial
antiliberal
proscriptive
greedy
grudging
myopic
penny-pinching
in earnest
committed
dominant
purposeful
intent
prevailing
persistent
sure
unshaken
persevering
unshakable
unqualified
seasoned
going
bent
positive
explicit
consistent
strong-willed
do-or-die
never-failing
bent on
bent upon
through-and-through
hell-bent on
hell-bent upon
hang tough
dedicated
strong-minded
uncooperative
steady
unbendable
cussed
contumacious
contrary
untiring
ardent
balky
vigorous
spirited
rock-ribbed
undaunted
driven
confirmed
mettlesome
devoted
unhesitating
unmanageable
stubborn as a mule
faithful
bolshie
energetic
deaf to reason
froward
bold
enthusiastic
keen
gutsy
gritty
plucky
loyal
pushy
active
ornery
deep-dyed
stout
perseverant
defiant
full of determination
avid
obsessed
eager
incurable
compulsive
long-standing
rebellious
cross-grained
ambitious
purposive
insubordinate
fervent
disobliging
unfailing
stroppy
diligent
motivated
spunky
go-getting
pig-headed
enduring
self-assertive
enterprising
industrious
aggressive
courageous
inspired
hungry
obsessive
out-and-out
desirous
aspiring
thirsty
extremist
through and through
hard-driving
self-starting
bred-in-the-bone
awkward
goal-oriented
obstreperous
complete
focused
US
thrawn
sturdy
hell-bent
maniacal
deep
self-driven
rabid
robust
importunate
disobedient
wayward
thorough
partisan
passionate
valiant
devout
persisting
thoroughgoing
assured
contrarious
wholehearted
vehement
incorrigible
striving
monomaniacal
genuine
brave
realistic
focussed
UK
tough nut
meaning business
out
unhelpful
abiding
long-established
card-carrying
stout-hearted
obstructive
true-blue
out and out
untoward
well-established
unromantic
restive
sectarian
mule
intrenched
convinced
fanatic
stiffened
patient
consumed
compelled
activist
renitent
possessed
impenitent
irredeemable
unreformable
sound
deliberate
dynamic
accustomed
ungovernable
independent
dependable
galvanized
US
impelled
reliable
manful
trusty
perfervid
trustworthy
bulldog
chronic
habitual
induced
fixated
obsessional
feisty
fiery
indelible
ineradicable
hardy
pushed
steered
guided
impulsive
besetting
galvanised
UK
all out
good
as stubborn as a mule
unapologetic
unashamed
four-square
unrepentant
progressive
pioneering
full-blooded
peremptory
self-confident
honest
dutiful
instilled
infixed
true blue
tough-minded
tried-and-true
self-asserting
deep-set
tried and true
urged on
keen as mustard
well established
self-seeking
get up and go
power-hungry
deeply ingrained
deep-down
full-fledged
hard-shell
eager beaver
power-loving
tried and tested
high-reaching
self-disciplined
chauvinistic
noncompliant
exasperating
non-compliant
resistant
haughty
petrified
unbudgeable
never-tiring
traditionalist
graphic
durable
immalleable
unpliable
unreceptive
boneheaded
impassive
mutinous
resilient
hellbent
fossilized
US
bony
rigidified
proud
ultra-conservative
unprogressive
unimpressionable
pervicacious
unswervable
unmoved
heady
unmodifiable
permanent
quiescent
game
utter
high-powered
mullish
intrepid
insolent
fossilised
UK
sworn
deadly
reprobate
shameless
unregenerate
unimpressible
impertinent
bullhead
uncompassionate
sagacious
full-bore
locked-in
set-on
with a will of one's own
determined to have one's own way
adventurous
irreconcilable
arrant
right-down
blimpish
irrepressible
competitive
cold fish
proof against persuasion
agreed
in the bag
arranged
planned
stated
prearranged
unremitting
with one's feet dug in
with one's toes dug in
thrusting
infallible
to the core
congenital
mad keen
cutthroat
sustained
perceptive
heroic
take charge
intent on
perfectionistic
principled
embedded
trusted
bloodthirsty
clear-sighted
flat-out
straight out
revolutionary
set on
delinquent
uncontrollable
troublesome
fractious
firm in spirit
animated
resourceful
warlike
gladiatorial
scrappy
tall in the saddle
on one's mettle
insistent on
intent upon
determined to
committed to the idea of
fortified
irremovable
revolutionist
like a ball of fire
on the make
career-minded
desiring success
fogyish
stick-in-the-mud
conformist
responsible
effective
calculable
unmistakable
trustable
tested
unshrinking
telling
indisputable
valid
indubitable
real
doubtless
free from doubt
convincing
unquestioning
clear
persuaded
satisfied
undeniable
for a fact
fearless
unblinking
immoveable
intensely competitive
in-your-face
fiercely competitive
stop at nothing
having killer instinct
cut-throat
dog-eat-dog
hang-tough
high-pressure
go for broke
self-assured
can-do
gung ho
self-possessed
perennial
lifelong
unintimidated
set firm
proved
dictatorial
concerted
intemperate
torrid
supreme
longtime
massed
impermeable
bossy
inured
habituated
solidified
husky
taut
idealistic
overzealous
unamenable
sicker
sealed
blocked
practical
sensible
authoritative
ultra
intensive
tyrannous
concentrated
masterful
unobliging
impassioned
fervid
compact
dimensional
consolidated
autocratical
ultraist
pragmatic
manic
bona fide
tyrannic
cohesive
close
compacted
rocklike
impliable
undoubting
possessive
magisterial
uncivil
discourteous
crazy
burning
red-hot
all-consuming
firmly established
overboard
irrational
commanding
violent
sweeping
full
unrestrained
resounding
muscular
total
impervious
thick
congealed
orthodox
over-enthusiastic
overweening
gung-ho
raving
mad
unpleasant
disagreeable
dense
lordly
down-the-line
pious
stanch
jellied
impenetrable
full-on
all-out
furious
all-embracing
uncontrolled
unbridled
exhaustive
overenthusiastic
religious
passional
unamiable
rude
uncongenial
imperative
commonsensical
common-sense
unidealistic
brick wall
rock-solid
rock-hard
non-flexible
detail oriented
like a rock
imperial
virile
powerful
unmixed
vital
hearty
tried
allegiant
patriotic
honorable
US
honourable
UK
truthful
upright
incorruptible
straightforward
parti pris
in good faith
behind one
compelling
ill-natured
level-headed
matter-of-fact
pulling no punches
down-to-earth
common-sensical
more ❯
“I have to leave now because my parents are very
strict
when it comes to my curfew.”
Adjective
▲
(
of a rule or discipline
)
Rigidly enforced, typically demanding total obedience or observance
stringent
rigid
rigorous
regimented
uncompromising
exacting
inflexible
controlled
disciplined
firm
ironclad
tight
binding
confining
fixed
resolute
set
invariable
unwavering
unadaptable
unalterable
undeviating
changeless
immutable
unchanging
draconian
unchangeable
unvarying
cast-iron
closely controlled
hard-line
iron-fisted
rigidly enforced
strictly controlled
procrustean
remove
severe
harsh
tough
stern
brassbound
ordered
unyielding
scrupulous
painstaking
systematic
meticulous
regimental
unbending
tenacious
hard
stiff
demanding
extreme
unpermissive
rough
forceful
picky
drawing
convincing
acrimonious
compelling
valid
powerful
hard-nosed
dyed-in-the-wool
hard and fast
brick-wall
by the book
dead set on
by the numbers
more ❯
“I have now resolved to go on a
strict
diet for health reasons.”
Adjective
▲
Exact in correspondence or adherence to something
accurate
exact
precise
literal
meticulous
scrupulous
careful
conscientious
fastidious
unerring
painstaking
particular
punctilious
unwavering
faultless
rigorous
stringent
thorough
defined
judicious
unmistakable
veridical
errorless
methodical
rigid
systematic
detailed
perfect
specific
unambiguous
certain
definitive
flawless
reliable
correct
explicit
infallible
formal
pinpoint
delicate
uncompromising
clear-cut
error-free
faithful
true
close
right
authentic
veracious
proper
spot-on
genuine
factual
valid
bang on
on the button
definite
verbatim
dead-on
good
just
direct
on the money
regular
spot on
veritable
sound
word for word
undistorted
scientific
honest
on the nail
bona fide
truthful
distinct
undeviating
legitimate
unadulterated
indubitable
fine
dinkum
unvarnished
refined
on-target
mathematical
actual
credible
concrete
fair
on the mark
on the beam
on the nose
unabridged
certified
certifiable
unembellished
real
hairline
discriminating
inch-perfect
sharp
realistic
lifelike
clear
matter-of-fact
unequivocal
solid
unquestionable
impeccable
word-perfect
hard
so
kosher
downright
watertight
admissible
categorical
on target
dead on
right on
convincing
official
skillful
US
punctual
deft
discriminative
skilful
UK
trustworthy
justified
ultraprecise
express
verisimilar
similar
creditable
narrow
nice
simple
well-founded
straightforward
dependable
absolute
complete
well defined
letter for letter
pure
outright
true to life
appropriate
standard
fact-based
unmistaken
amen
echt
authoritative
letter-perfect
legit
clearly defined
high-principled
word-for-word
pucka
pukka
sure-enough
blow-by-blow
letter-for-letter
normal
to the letter
bull's-eye
inerrant
severe
without error
resembling
measured
calculated
crystal clear
bonafide
unfaked
indisputable
sterling
well-established
up front
uncounterfeited
original
in depth
univocal
veristic
utter
reputable
loyal
conforming
orthodox
conclusive
undisputed
irrefutable
unimpeachable
unrefuted
undeniable
telling it like it is
surgical
determinate
decisive
individual
out-and-out
thoroughgoing
literatim
total
OK
textbook
well-defined
finely tuned
natural
unelaborated
consummate
satisfactory
unqualified
sheer
unmitigated
acceptable
O.K.
as it really happened
characteristic
archetypal
guileless
typical
ingenuous
archetypical
representative
righteous
stone
okay
equitable
picture-book
dead right
classic
whole
model
unbroken
to a T
picture-perfect
perfected
to a turn
polished
unalloyed
arrant
fussy
finicky
true-blue
undeceptive
line for line
line by line
straight from the horse's mouth
for real
based on facts
the real McCoy
artless
unaffected
picky
inflexible
choosy
undoubted
sure
immaculate
solemn
de facto
unpretending
average
unpretentious
effective
existent
undesigning
fitting
right stuff
on the right track
along the right lines
for sure
on track
exacting
persnickety
dinky-di
real McCoy
honest-to-goodness
set
determined
established
objective
pedantic
plain
right as rain
on the ball
free of error
on the right lines
cooking with gas
according to Hoyle
stiff
prim
in every respect
as true as I'm sitting here
on the line
on the up and up
as true as I'm standing here
on the level
like it is
nominal
sticklerish
fixed
puritanical
tough
priggish
prissy
choosey
moral
logical
reasonable
bare
technical
line-for-line
not figurative
conscionable
principled
honorable
US
firm
levelheaded
sober
rational
justifiable
defendable
warranted
reasoned
defensible
commonsense
commonsensible
sensible
informed
warrantable
commonsensical
honourable
UK
ethical
cut-and-dried
black-and-white
vindicable
nit-picking
nit-picky
upright
responsible
balanced
cogent
well-grounded
well grounded
high-minded
incorruptible
upstanding
dutiful
pious
identical
nailed down
on the numbers
minute
full
exhaustive
comprehensive
ideal
circumstantial
very
particularized
US
unfailing
obvious
manifest
special
elaborate
deadly
verifiable
itemized
US
particularised
UK
suitable
understandable
in-depth
positive
lucid
specified
unblemished
conventional
assured
indefectible
extensive
diametrical
seamless
just right
extreme
guaranteed
itemised
UK
naturalistic
blunt
emphatic
believable
even
all-inclusive
requisite
true-to-life
all-embracing
safe
intensive
supreme
final
sweeping
graphic
entire
peculiar
efficient
round
vivid
fail-safe
clearly expressed
undivided
accepted
expected
flat
irreproachable
exemplary
photographic
proven
elaborated
documentary
nonfictional
best
apt
historical
overt
near
lethal
discrete
seriatim
incontrovertible
exquisite
single
living
speaking
opportune
optimal
apparent
patent
dead
naturalist
unexaggerated
fit
encyclopedic
US
perspicuous
photo-realistic
three-dimensional
sure-fire
quintessential
stark
distinctive
confirmed
unflawed
stated
failsafe
foolproof
encyclopaedic
UK
just so
inerrable
all right
satisfying
desired
unblurred
transparent
exactly right
spelled out
polar
easily understandable
especial
assiduous
all-out
soup to nuts
clocklike
all the way
royal
plenty
whole-hog
full-dress
slam-bang
from A to Z
selective
case
canonical
singular
given
topical
intrinsic
like
straight
unswerving
preferable
alike
uncanny
inevitable
vérité
what really happened
what actually happened
prepared
precision
invariable
hunky-dory
separate
isolated
in accordance with the facts
significant
profound
deep
irrefragable
undisputable
relevant
in accordance with reality
undoubting
unquestioned
A-okay
ten out of ten
note-perfect
personal
immediate
on the dot
representational
identified
unchallengeable
thoroughpaced
pertinent
prototypical
well aimed
unconditional
last
deciding
intricate
experienced
unambivalent
evident
nonambiguous
incontestable
uncontested
plentiful
rich
copious
profuse
abundant
lavish
ample
identifiable
just what the doctor ordered
just what we need
cinematic
filmic
recognized
US
mainstream
familiar
inveterate
rooted
universal
usual
vested
accustomed
acknowledged
dead-center
exclusive
peremptory
liberal
sufficient
uncontradicted
unarguable
persuasive
accomplished
tangible
unanswerable
authenticated
supported
circumstantiated
validated
verified
unassailable
secure
absolutely right
very accurate
exactly correct
firsthand
penetrating
compelling
black and white
open-and-shut
sharply defined
hard and fast
cut and dried
comprehensible
unadorned
by the book
to the point
no ifs ands or buts
stone cold
nailed-on
well-suited
ultimate
tailor-made
intelligible
holding water
holding up
standing up
essential
elemental
beyond doubt
as plain as the nose on your face
not vague
hands-down
made to order
just the job
diametric
due
unbiased
unprejudiced
beyond question
beyond a doubt
as sure as eggs is eggs
holding up in wash
surefire
unbeatable
can't-miss
efficacious
intimate
graspable
in detail
broad-ranging
applicable
settled
necessary
required
determinable
first-hand
visual
retentive
frank
candid
forthright
true-life
card-carrying
tried and true
handy
agreeable
effectual
useful
always effective
apodictic
tried and tested
helpful
steady
undeceivable
omniscient
never failing
lucent
audible
intense
acute
developed
optimum
sincere
outspoken
recognised
UK
describable
known
ascertainable
perceptible
meet
qualified
felicitous
pretty
becoming
suited
prudent
befitting
straight from horse's mouth
spotless
enumerated
stainless
well-marked
unconcealed
upfront
brutal
undisguised
harsh
unveiled
intact
prime
peak
top
de règle
point-by-point
prerequisite
chosen
intended
preferred
needed
explicable
copybook
idyllic
foremost
raw
open
clean
at length
finest
selected
rightful
choicest
choice
straight from the shoulder
definable
looked-for
anticipated
plain-spoken
warts and all
open and shut
best possible
sought after
called for
without blemish
pre-eminent
without fault
best-case
more ❯
“You must follow the steps in a
strict
manner or the recipe will be a disaster.”
Adjective
▲
To an absolute degree
absolute
complete
categorical
full
total
unequivocal
utmost
utter
outright
ultimate
pure
sheer
thorough
unadulterated
unmitigated
arrant
categoric
undivided
dead
profound
unconditional
unreserved
all-out
out-and-out
“Be assured that your testimony will be handled with
strict
confidence.”
Adjective
▲
Following carefully and exactly a set of rules
devout
fundamentalist
orthodox
pious
religious
conservative
reverent
traditional
conscientious
prayerful
pure
dedicated
devoted
faithful
true
genuine
loyal
sincere
staunch
ardent
committed
passionate
steadfast
deep
fervent
firm
zealous
profound
resolute
serious
unwavering
adherent
stanch
sworn
vehement
fervid
revering
dutiful
venerating
constant
dependable
patriotic
impervious
fanatical
steady
unfaltering
emphatic
stalwart
trusted
enduring
stout
trustworthy
obdurate
solid
supportive
impassioned
reliable
strong
close
inexorable
hardened
persistent
allegiant
trusty
unflinching
perfervid
stable
good
unswerving
immovable
true-blue
true-hearted
tried and true
true to life
tried and tested
keen
fast
dyed-in-the-wool
down-the-line
enthusiastic
honest
upright
sure
earnest
attached
unfailing
diligent
honourable
UK
tried
honorable
US
true blue
assiduous
wholehearted
hard-working
card-carrying
unchanging
deep-dyed
responsible
truthful
straight
tried-and-true
hard-core
behind one
scrupulous
incorruptible
driven
pledged
studious
confirmed
eager
avid
trustable
obedient
calculable
uncompromising
effective
mad keen
high-principled
confiding
truehearted
loving
liege
affectionate
string along with
circumspect
on the level
attentive
concerned
motivated
active
bound
intent
veracious
in good faith
die-hard
consecrated
admiring
engagé
infallible
boon
as thick as thieves
bosom
inseparable
on one's side
unmistakable
tested
certain
red-hot
correct
believable
unshakable
never-failing
fond
rabid
adoring
big
doting
exuberant
intense
sound
industrious
impeccable
principled
adult
rational
tireless
capable of being trusted
competent
capable
qualified
efficient
able
self-reliant
through and through
purposeful
sedulous
unflagging
dynamic
hard
untiring
energetic
indefatigable
chauvinistic
single-minded
jingoistic
nationalist
spirited
persevering
out-and-out
single-hearted
old faithful
as keen as mustard
given over to
true to the end
nationalistic
righteous
right
secure
just
moral
virtuous
ethical
nice
safe
decent
right-minded
isolationist
no lie
on the up and up
worthy
veridical
undistorted
estimable
up front
creditable
square
all right
xenophobic
jingo
loyalist
flag-waving
spreadeagle
statesmanlike
more ❯
“Tommy was a
strict
follower of Chemistology, a colorful cult that believed in a deity from outer space named Keanu.”
Adjective
▲
Diligent in performing a process or procedure
painstaking
meticulous
careful
thorough
scrupulous
conscientious
punctilious
particular
exact
diligent
rigorous
fussy
exacting
accurate
industrious
assiduous
attentive
finicky
laborious
correct
sedulous
demanding
studious
persevering
close
picky
persnickety
minute
heedful
elaborate
pedantic
religious
searching
punctual
earnest
strenuous
thoroughgoing
conscionable
loving
fussbudget
stickler
ultra-careful
hard-working
by the book
by the numbers
precise
fastidious
methodical
detailed
nice
perfectionist
nitpicking
finical
unflagging
exhaustive
zealous
pernickety
constant
faithful
orderly
busy
active
tireless
persistent
engaged
reliable
occupied
full
bustling
working
employed
hopping
dedicated
mathematical
systematic
overnice
plugging
steady
cautious
delicate
fine
refined
hair-splitting
dependable
hairline
unerring
determined
keen
unremitting
ordered
controlled
severe
pinpoint
indefatigable
untiring
proper
upright
tough
complete
deliberate
microscopic
judicious
provident
right
particularized
US
thoughtful
circumspect
intensive
stickling
duteous
overscrupulous
playing safe
hanging in
hanging tough
solid
prim
observant
regardful
concerned
conventional
selfdisciplined
chary
discreet
walking on eggs
well organized
in-depth
spot-on
minding p's and q's
heart and soul into
itemized
US
nit-picky
critical
unwearied
particularised
UK
itemised
UK
clocklike
specialised
UK
specialized
US
going to great lengths
swotty
white-glove
blow-by-blow
grinding
whiz
dotting the i's
crossing the t's
tied-up
eager beaver
rigid
unswerving
unfailing
undeviating
subtle
perfect
loyal
steadfast
ultra-fine
skillful
US
dainty
exquisite
fine-drawn
dead on
winning
superior
faultless
finicking
hairsplitting
nuanced
incorrupted
finespun
skilful
UK
nifty
prompt
timely
seasonable
immediate
speedy
early
expeditious
recurrent
periodic
regular
cyclic
quick
ready
spot on time
on schedule
on the nose
under the wire
when expected
to schedule
in time
in good time
on the dot
well timed
bang on time
on time
on the button
intent
committed
eager
driven
resolute
operose
energetic
on the go
intense
at work
dogged
on the job
hard at work
purposeful
hardworking
concerted
busy as a bee
tied up
hard at it
on the hop
at it
rushed off your feet
hard-pressed
pertinacious
concentrated
tenacious
extensive
focused
US
sweeping
unrelenting
involved
widespread
desperate
insistent
preoccupied
all-out
focussed
UK
engrossed
efficient
overloaded
snowed
on the move
up to one's ears
have one's hands full
in harness
busy as a beaver
watchful
resolved
persisting
slogging
plodding
concentrating
listening
aggressive
firm
fixed
perseverant
restless
bold
enterprising
unwavering
ambitious
wholehearted
passionate
assertive
daring
forceful
militant
radical
ball of fire
dynamic
productive
time-poor
lively
vigorous
spirited
with one's shoulder to the wheel
with one's nose to the grindstone
jumping
having enough on one's plate
having a full plate
hustling
harried
having fish to fry
slaving
in demand
on the run
having many irons in the fire
too much on plate
head over heels
on the trot
in full swing
unavailable
absorbed
immersed
choosy
taken
have a prior engagement
wrapped up
tied down
on assignment
have a previous engagement
with a customer
discriminating
choosey
comprehensive
serious
scholarly
intellectual
academic
fussbudgety
hypercritical
difficult
compendious
encyclopedic
US
captious
faddy
squeamish
bookish
cyclopedic
embracive
overdelicate
overcritical
panoramic
encyclopaedic
UK
inclusive
omnibus
universal
erudite
learned
queasy
old-maidish
all-inclusive
leaving no stone unturned
all-encompassing
broad-gauge
all-embracing
cover-all
broad-gauged
all-in
over-particular
hired
operating
laboring
US
inked
signed
labouring
UK
selected
hard to please
difficult to please
pass-remarkable
very careful
impossible to please
easily disgusted
meditative
book-loving
reflective
donnish
brainy
cerebral
on board
in place
on duty
in use
in collar
plugging away
in a job
on the payroll
contemplative
bookworm
well-read
lettered
grubbing
well-informed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
tyrannical
dictatorial
despotic
autocratic
authoritarian
imperious
domineering
oppressive
overbearing
harsh
tyrannous
peremptory
absolute
severe
bossy
arbitrary
cruel
autocratical
totalitarian
authoritative
repressive
undemocratic
ruthless
brutal
monocratic
tough
masterful
overweening
magisterial
inhuman
dominating
coercive
czarist
illiberal
tsarist
mean
unjust
fascistic
unreasonable
bullying
ironhanded
demanding
Neronian
high-handed
anti-democratic
heavy-handed
iron-fisted
iron-handed
draconian
tyrannic
dogmatic
rigid
doctrinaire
autarchic
unyielding
inflexible
officious
commanding
arrogant
haughty
pushy
high and mighty
disciplinarian
controlling
subjugating
dominant
imperative
egotistic
cocky
fascist
suppressive
insistent
pontifical
overpowering
constraining
prohibiting
restrictive
exploitive
forbidding
governing
unbending
unlimited
lordly
willful
wilful
dystopian
pushing
driving
czarlike
throwing one's weight about
dogmatical
prescriptive
one-party
all-powerful
firm
dictative
clamorous
crack-the-whip
pompous
proud
stern
throwing weight around
assertive
imperial
forceful
bullish
pushful
insolent
regnant
strong-willed
crack the whip
in driver's seat
on your high horse
presumptuous
self-assertive
bumptious
supercilious
confident
cavalier
self-asserting
pretentious
disdainful
bold
high-and-mighty
lofty
self-important
snobbish
superior
uppity
highfalutin
snooty
sniffy
huffy
audacious
conceited
hifalutin
uppish
smug
toplofty
huffish
toploftical
powerful
stuck-up
high-hat
patronizing
US
condescending
forward
aggressive
presuming
overconfident
chesty
brash
emphatic
strong
contemptuous
narcissistic
prideful
vainglorious
swaggering
egotistical
patronising
UK
vain
bragging
imposing
ambitious
assured
scornful
fierce
egoistic
egoistical
immodest
boastful
opinionated
self-confident
swellheaded
assumptive
snobby
bigheaded
self-conceited
self-opinionated
snotty
hoity-toity
stiff-necked
toffee-nosed
in-your-face
important
determined
egocentric
impertinent
self-assured
feisty
self-affected
selfish
self-promoting
self-contented
self-adulatory
self-glorifying
self-engrossed
self-congratulatory
self-centered
US
impudent
full of oneself
militant
self-satisfied
zealous
know-it-all
puffed up
stuck up
cocksure
enterprising
self-centred
UK
brassy
aloof
bloated
affected
mocking
biggity
obtrusive
uncompromising
dynamic
nervy
sneering
scoffing
snippy
smarty
biggety
vigorous
cheeky
compelling
fancy-pants
cold-shoulder
positive
vehement
potent
wise guy
on an ego trip
jumped up
driven
energetic
thrusting
competitive
hubristic
loud
absolutist
go-getting
high-pressure
violent
strenuous
obnoxious
offensive
summary
blustering
self-possessed
uncontrolled
elitist
self-righteous
self-serving
swollen-headed
brazen
strident
loudmouthed
orgulous
not backward in coming forward
big-headed
too big for your boots
self-willed
braggart
bombastic
saucy
self-loving
braggy
pontificating
self-complacent
self-pleased
unreserved
holier-than-thou
complacent
self-flattering
self-gratulatory
self-dramatizing
blustery
self-applauding
extroverted
extraverted
blusterous
uninhibited
inconsiderate
exacting
autarchical
absolutistic
dismissive
throwing one's weight around
merciless
unaccountable
hardline
impressive
unconstitutional
overproud
influential
resounding
full-blooded
muscular
go-ahead
ostentatious
refined
lording it
single-party
sharp-elbowed
convincing
standoffish
in charge
assuming
cool
ordering
bidding
preponderant
ascendant
prevalent
persuasive
robust
stout
stringent
rigorous
honourable
UK
gracious
grandiose
honorable
US
sure
effective
self-respecting
unrestrained
airy
wiseguy
aristocratic
high falutin
hard-hitting
no joke
downright
flat-out
no ifs ands or buts
straight out
decisive
meddling
meddlesome
prying
intrusive
interfering
fearless
daring
committed
collected
composed
bustling
resolved
poised
intrepid
resolute
overzealous
busy
staunch
steely
spirited
steadfast
over-assertive
tenacious
overbusy
strong-minded
self-reliant
decided
cool-headed
can-do
importunate
intruding
inquisitive
pragmatic
snoopy
protrusive
nosey
nosy
rude
fussy
bureaucratic
intermeddling
putting on airs
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not easy to please or satisfy
difficult
fussy
picky
particular
choosy
demanding
finicky
fastidious
critical
finical
perfectionist
inflexible
uncompromising
rigorous
intractable
obstinate
tough
overbearing
unaccommodating
unamenable
disapproving
unreasonable
cavilling
UK
hard
harsh
imperious
nagging
overexacting
querulous
stringent
unbending
obdurate
hypercritical
caviling
US
cavillous
censuring
disparaging
faultfinding
hardheaded
overcritical
overscrupulous
sticklerish
stiff
tyrannical
dictatorial
unflinching
importunate
grim
unrelenting
boorish
rigid
immovable
inexorable
irascible
pitiless
resolute
unyielding
captious
dogmatic
oppressive
prickly
chippy
crotchety
disputatious
disputative
ornery
hard to please
over-particular
high-maintenance
fault-finding
over-exacting
hard-line
over-censorious
over-rigorous
over-strict
bloody-minded
hard to satisfy
firm
trying
tiresome
judgmental
judgemental
clamorous
exigent
unmanageable
fractious
troublesome
insistent
unsparing
needy
stubborn
hairsplitting
possessive
quibbling
serious
demeaning
cynical
carping
censorious
pedantic
pettifogging
pernickety
hair-splitting
nitpicking
nit-picking
overnice
punctilious
niggling
pass-remarkable
meticulous
rejective
precise
precisionist
exact
scrupulous
nice
literalistic
literalist
formalist
purist
scholastic
criticizing
US
casuistical
casuistic
sophistical
sophistic
persnickety
exceptive
sarcastic
exacting
severe
negative
criticising
UK
fine
subtle
nit-picky
overrefined
deprecating
overparticular
irritable
crabby
touchy
cantankerous
peevish
nitpicky
trivial
testy
perverse
very critical
petty
thorny
acrimonious
unfair
contrary
petulant
unjust
cross
tricky
scolding
critic
humbling
diagnostic
judgy
calumniatory
reproachful
belittling
trenchant
sharp
discerning
cutting
penetrating
biting
contemptuous
choleric
condemning
withering
discriminating
derogatory
analytical
satirical
lowering
stern
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Cruel or harsh in nature
unmerciful
merciless
callous
heartless
hard
pitiless
ruthless
unfeeling
unsympathetic
inhuman
insensitive
cruel
remorseless
inhumane
uncharitable
unsparing
harsh
stony
compassionless
obdurate
brutal
affectless
indurate
soulless
ironhearted
stoney
severe
stonyhearted
pachydermatous
uncaring
desensitised
UK
desensitized
US
insensate
savage
barbarous
unforgiving
unkind
unpitying
sadistic
stern
unrelenting
implacable
relentless
inflexible
bloodthirsty
brutish
monstrous
rigorous
intolerant
draconian
vindictive
rigid
bestial
punishing
coldhearted
vengeful
illiberal
tyrannous
punitive
hurtful
cold-blooded
hard-hearted
case-hardened
hard-boiled
thick-skinned
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
cut-throat
fierce
grim
uncompromising
unyielding
inexorable
unbending
ferocious
unappeasable
unmoved
lacking compassion
stringent
stiff
with a heart of stone
cold-hearted
stony-hearted
barbaric
cold
hardhearted
uncompassionate
hard-nosed
mean
vicious
tough
inconsiderate
austere
hardened
unremitting
fiendish
unemotional
cutthroat
indifferent
wanton
truculent
dog-eat-dog
steely
sanguinary
marble-hearted
stone-hearted
murderous
apathetic
diabolical
inclement
wicked
mortal
evil
heinous
unconcerned
atrocious
surly
appalling
beastly
brute
butcherly
unfriendly
unresponsive
dastardly
exacting
unkindly
fell
egregious
flagitious
tyrannical
wolfish
bloodless
insensible
hatchetjob
frigid
coldblooded
satanic
adamantine
solid
excessive
unflinching
killer instinct
iron-fisted
uncalled-for
mean machine
having a killer instinct
unempathetic
dispassionate
uncordial
unamiable
disinterested
avaricious
unregenerate
greedy
forbidding
unrepenting
bloody
indefatigable
uncontrite
sour
hard-bitten
uncommiserating
churlish
crotchety
cantankerous
untouched
lukewarm
irreconcilable
repellent
halfhearted
aversive
repugnant
malicious
malign
cannibalistic
malignant
hateful
matter-of-fact
premeditated
imperturbable
adamant
malevolent
thoughtless
rancorous
revengeful
ironfisted
arch
killer
feral
maleficent
violent
tormenting
torturous
hellish
crass
depraved
bitter
antagonistic
hostile
hardline
tactless
unsusceptible
obtuse
imperceptive
oppressive
despotic
dour
abusive
dictatorial
feelingless
inattentive
impervious
incurious
unaffected
unsensitive
aloof
oblivious
without pity
intransigent
suppressive
onerous
rough
authoritarian
as hard as nails
ramrod
sworn
deadly
inured to
hard as nails
flinty
critical
at each other's throats
hardhanded
heavy-handed
hard-shell
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Real or genuine, in accordance with the truth, facts or standards
sheer
real
true
genuine
factual
actual
accurate
precise
indubitable
exact
authentic
unquestionable
undoubted
honest
indisputable
veritable
effective
complete
pure
certifiable
concrete
tangible
veridical
certified
undeniable
unerring
unqualified
literal
admissible
certain
legitimate
sound
evident
intrinsic
valid
incontrovertible
inerrant
watertight
proven
unmistakable
verifiable
confirmed
verified
demonstrated
established
incontestable
inescapable
irrefutable
perceptible
substantiated
authenticated
authoritative
palpable
bona fide
bang on
sure-enough
in every respect
existent
absolute
express
especial
very
de facto
specific
explicit
unequivocal
substantial
unambiguous
objective
sensible
clear-cut
original
unadulterated
unalloyed
unfeigned
undisputed
echt
official
lawful
legal
pucka
pukka
proved
bonafide
uncounterfeited
attested
credible
legit
creditable
unfaked
reliable
veracious
dependable
trustworthy
fair dinkum
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Self-disciplined or ascetic
austere
ascetic
restrained
abstemious
abstinent
continent
exacting
rigid
spartan
temperate
moderate
puritanical
Spartan
economical
frugal
simple
solemn
celibate
refraining
straightlaced
self-disciplined
self-denying
self-restrained
self-abnegating
self-sacrificing
strait-laced
non-indulgent
hair-shirt
severe
proper
stiff
prim
prudish
narrow-minded
formal
stuffy
starchy
conventional
conservative
Victorian
old-fashioned
priggish
prissy
staid
sober
square
fuddy-duddy
disciplined
stick-in-the-mud
of the old school
straitlaced
ceremonious
stilted
correct
decorous
moralistic
uptight
straight
narrow
old-maidish
schoolmarmish
schoolmistressy
rigorous
stringent
stern
goody-goody
bluenosed
Grundyish
nice-nelly
niminy-piminy
pompous
conforming
traditional
fogeyish
reserved
sedate
punctilious
stodgy
conformist
nice
prim and proper
genteel
stiff-necked
sparing
abstentious
teetotal
moderating
meager
US
meagre
UK
particular
mimsy
governessy
shockable
buttoned-down
impersonal
humourless
UK
fusty
overscrupulous
old-fogeyish
supercilious
self-important
smug
humorless
US
dry as dust
magisterial
important
arrogant
puffy
monastic
monkish
bourgeois
anchoritic
nunlike
reclusive
hermitic
solitary
cloistered
chaste
eremitic
traditionalist
Pecksniffian
starched
mannered
suburban
parochial
harsh
monklike
mortified
abstaining
ascetical
respectable
Pooterish
dogmatic
button-down
small-town
doctrinal
comme il faut
Biedermeier
straight-laced
bien pensant
orthodox
ceremonial
other-worldly
puritan
forbidding
pietistic
tight-laced
disapproving
fanatical
sententious
censorious
moral
demure
fussy
overnice
finicky
fastidious
self-righteous
sanctimonious
unadventurous
old-maid
holier-than-thou
precise
overmodest
pernickety
self-satisfied
seemly
polite
pedantic
squeamish
overparticular
decent
scrupulous
po-faced
choosy
square-toed
ladylike
meticulous
nit-picking
virtuous
refined
boring
precious
goody-two-shoes
diehard
behind the times
unhip
pious
Pharisaic
hypocritical
complacent
vain
overexact
simpering
mincing
pretentious
artificial
offish
affected
illiberal
uncool
pi
timid
god-fearing
unctuous
PC
mainstream
socially acceptable
epicene
namby-pamby
prude
timorous
niggly
politically correct
goody two-shoes
serious
earnest
overcautious
old-womanish
becoming
befitting
gentlemanly
discriminating
blue-nose
cleanly
good
dapper
upright
stickling
spic-and-span
snobbish
spruce
wooden
dignified
fit
right
picky
out of date
out of the ark
out-of-date
dated
suitable
modest
mannerly
fitting
dainty
demanding
in line
by the book
honourable
UK
meet
comely
de rigueur
by the numbers
done
courteous
well-mannered
honorable
US
discerning
sensitive
critical
inflexible
fine
hypercritical
perceptive
finical
faddy
fussbudgety
pure
faddish
persnickety
nitpicking
delicate
overdelicate
finicking
hard to please
difficult to please
sharp
choosey
perfectionist
keen
over-particular
impossible to please
acute
careful
selective
nit-picky
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Very severe or serious
extreme
radical
excessive
dire
drastic
desperate
harsh
severe
stern
unbending
uncompromising
far-reaching
forceful
inordinate
momentous
serious
tough
consequential
exaggerated
exceptional
heavy
immoderate
outrageous
remorseless
rigid
sharp
substantial
undue
unmitigated
unreasonable
unrelenting
unusual
unyielding
zealous
austere
draconian
egregious
exorbitant
extravagant
fanatical
punishing
punitive
rigorous
steep
stiff
absolute
baroque
devilish
downright
ferocious
flagrant
gross
intemperate
oppressive
overkill
preposterous
remarkable
thorough
uncommon
unconscionable
unconventional
unmerciful
unseemly
fabulous
fancy
improper
imprudent
insane
intolerable
irrational
lavish
nonsensical
overdue
overextravagant
overmuch
overweening
plethoric
sheer
swingeing
towering
utter
out-and-out
over the top
too much
O.T.T.
out of proportion
hard
stringent
cruel
rough
grievous
onerous
hardhanded
bitter
brutal
rugged
crippling
grim
burdensome
murderous
excruciating
searing
trying
strong
hardheaded
pitiless
relentless
headstrong
inhuman
intractable
inexorable
intense
robust
great
whopping
sweeping
harmful
superfluous
unrestricted
enormous
unbridled
unwarranted
unrestrained
profuse
boundless
gratuitous
needless
extortionate
disproportionate
profligate
surplus
unlimited
wanton
grandiose
vast
prodigal
tremendous
uncontrolled
immense
limitless
improvident
super
monstrous
dissipated
infinite
dizzying
prodigious
indulgent
overabundant
massive
stupendous
uncurbed
humongous
astronomical
unmeasurable
wasteful
huge
monumental
immeasurable
astronomic
redundant
unbounded
fantastic
unhampered
thumping
giant
superabundant
epic
mighty
mega
gargantuan
more
silly
monster
extensive
ridiculous
colossal
recrementitious
supernatural
stratospheric
unchecked
overindulgent
unfettered
mammoth
mountainous
overgenerous
gigantic
extra
unnecessary
ludicrous
overboard
uninhibited
sky-high
self-indulgent
super-duper
uncalled for
over the odds
out of all proportion
a bit much
way out
OTT
too many
more ❯
Adjective
▲
In an organized manner
ordered
orderly
organised
UK
organized
US
systematic
methodical
structured
efficient
neat
systematised
UK
systematized
US
regular
controlled
tidy
disciplined
businesslike
precise
arranged
consistent
regimented
rigid
shipshape
steady
peaceable
well-ordered
well-organized
in order
self-controlled
well-arranged
in good shape
well thought-out
all together
law-abiding
well-behaved
restricted
strictly controlled
closely controlled
on a tight rein
uniform
unvarying
unchanging
unvaried
even
regulated
unbroken
monotonous
strictly regulated
dull
meticulous
methodic
logical
well ordered
well organized
planned
careful
methodized
exact
coherent
formal
well regulated
well-regulated
well thought out
together
fixed
well planned
trim
coordinated
scrupulous
deliberate
systematical
clean
well-kept
spick-and-span
in apple-pie order
prim
uncluttered
kempt
crisp
groomed
spruce
standardized
US
trig
tidied
antiseptic
routine
bandbox
painstaking
smug
straight
immaculate
snug
standard
practical
straightened out
tricksy
punctilious
thoroughgoing
fastidious
analytical
well-groomed
complete
standardised
UK
by the numbers
by the book
in good order
spick and span
well kept
to rights
neat and tidy
out-and-out
joined-up
shipshape and Bristol fashion
as neat as a new pin
picked up
sensible
reasonable
nonrandom
well run
streamlined
spotless
chipper
smooth-running
Bristol fashion
as fresh as paint
in tip-top condition
framed
slick
thorough
correct
rangé
scientific
set-up
alike
conventional
in shape
neat as button
neat as pin
presentable
cleanly
sorted out
well-turned-out
well arranged
apple-pie order
neat as a pin
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by conventional forms of ceremony and behavior
routine
formal
standard
conventional
regular
authoritative
authorised
UK
authorized
US
documented
established
express
legal
methodical
orderly
orthodox
prescribed
recognised
UK
recognized
US
regimented
set
traditional
valid
accepted
approved
ceremonious
certified
explicit
fixed
lawful
sanctioned
systematic
ceremonial
ceremonialistic
formalistic
formulaic
legitimate
ritual
ritualistic
bona fide
methodic
mechanical
rigid
stock
cut-and-dried
customary
official
procedural
mainstream
institutional
regulated
systematized
US
proper
structured
systematised
UK
bureaucratic
organized
US
punctilious
decorous
organised
UK
school
coherent
common
normal
usual
prevailing
popular
prevalent
ordinary
familiar
acknowledged
correct
received
right
canonical
square
doctrinal
kosher
straight
rightful
unoriginal
derivative
unheretical
well established
well-established
bien pensant
straight arrow
in line
by the numbers
according to the book
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Adhering excessively to law
legalistic
contentious
hairsplitting
literal
narrow
disputatious
litigious
narrow-minded
polemical
Adjective
▲
Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change
orthodox
conservative
traditional
reactionary
unprogressive
ultraconservative
brassbound
traditionalistic
paleoconservative
hidebound
standpat
archconservative
mossbacked
traditionalist
conformist
devout
observant
doctrinal
true
old-school
old-fashioned
old-line
button-down
buttoned-down
die-hard
true blue
of the faith
of the true faith
conventional
right
illiberal
Tory
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
inflexible
bourgeois
rightist
diehard
stable
firm
unimaginative
unchanging
unadventurous
right-wing
middle-of-the-road
strait-laced
old line
rigid
hard hat
old guard
stuffy
fundamentalist
dyed-in-the-wool
timid
boring
sober
quiet
guarded
undaring
unchangeable
uncreative
obstinate
controlled
constant
steady
redneck
fearful
uncompromising
white bread
holding to
not extreme
right of center
in a rut
intransigent
blimpish
obscurantist
retrogressive
regressive
counterrevolutionary
established
straight
fogeyish
Pooterish
ultra-conservative
behind the times
out-of-date
convinced
extremist
immovable
philistine
unreconstructed
accepted
ethnocentric
purist
Birchite
moderate
conventionalist
square
dated
out of date
out of the ark
stick-in-the-mud
alt-right
counter-revolutionary
right-leaning
backward-looking
stick in the mud
set in one's ways
right wing
to the right
historical
former
ancestral
narrow
past
intolerant
prejudiced
biased
old
ancient
folk
prior
historic
dogmatic
set
bygone
familial
family
fanatical
puritan
jaundiced
intractable
lineal
individualistic
parochial
narrow-minded
small-minded
long-established
oral
unwritten
handed-down
petty-minded
from the past
old-world
old-style
outmoded
outdated
of yore
close-minded
hard-line
set in your ways
set in one's opinions
fixed in one's views
insular
provincial
sectarian
myopic
limited
restricted
blinkered
localist
inward-looking
small
petty
small-town
jerkwater
parish-pump
picayune
short-sighted
Lilliputian
partisan
entrenched
claustral
little
discriminatory
closed-minded
doctrinaire
puritanical
opinionated
selfish
pigheaded
blind
partial
prim
prudish
starchy
moralistic
ungenerous
priggish
mean
prissy
chauvinist
chauvinistic
uncharitable
shockable
unsophisticated
one-sided
deaf
unpersuadable
resistant
stubborn
shortsighted
constricted
lopsided
one-eyed
obdurate
borné
inexorable
staid
xenophobic
closed
regional
local
circumscribed
prejudicial
sectional
shallow
contracted
secluded
sequestered
confined
separated
self-centred
UK
self-centered
US
unenlightened
authoritarian
tight
sordid
despotic
undemocratic
parsimonious
miserly
stingy
anti-democratic
oppressive
repressive
tightfisted
totalitarian
racialist
close-fisted
draconian
fascist
tyrannical
racist
nationalistic
sexist
proscriptive
greedy
grudging
antiliberal
penny-pinching
unenlarged
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Excessively concerned with rules and order
uptight
anxious
nervous
tense
worried
uneasy
edgy
jumpy
jittery
troubled
nervy
upset
perturbed
apprehensive
antsy
unquiet
insecure
dithery
queazy
aflutter
bothered
queasy
hinky
atwitter
goosey
concerned
restive
neurotic
withdrawn
cautious
conventional
on edge
ill at ease
keyed up
het up
hung up
worked up
on tenterhooks
in a state
on pins and needles
old-fashioned
on the defensive
agitated
restless
twitchy
fidgety
wired
disturbed
overwrought
stressed
unsettled
fretful
fearful
distressed
strung out
disquieted
stressy
in a tizzy
strained
overstrung
toey
frightened
discomposed
strung up
afraid
highly strung
shaky
uncomfortable
scared
in a stew
like a cat on a hot tin roof
excited
spooked
flustered
excitable
hysterical
unnerved
skittish
in a sweat
alarmed
spooky
squirrelly
high-strung
windy
in a state of agitation
in a flap
in a tizz
shaken
all of a dither
hyper
hesitant
in a state of nerves
like a cat on hot bricks
in a twitter
distraught
having kittens
ruffled
all of a lather
shy
a bundle of nerves
vexed
tormented
worried sick
discombobulated
dismayed
flurried
sensitive
in suspense
unstable
disconcerted
wrought up
in a twit
unrelaxed
unglued
shook up
panicky
bugged
wound up
brittle
in a dither
embarrassed
all of a doodah
adrenalized
bundle of nerves
uncertain
self-conscious
harassed
in a cold sweat
anguished
impatient
choked
timid
irked
bricking oneself
sad
under stress
awkward
angsty
irritable
bashful
saddened
unhappy
grieved
trembling
hurt
overanxious
shaking
discomfited
annoyed
rattled
discountenanced
irritated
plagued
trepidatious
taut
stressed out
fluttery
cut up
all torn up
timorous
fraught
unsure
febrile
having butterflies in the stomach
disconsolate
quaking
shocked
shivery
disappointed
fretting
pained
suspicious
confused
doubtful
afflicted
shook
muddled
gutted
terrified
blue
beside oneself
angstful
solicitous
inhibited
inconvenienced
nervous wreck
tortured
like a fish out of water
clutched
hassled
beset
unconfident
bummed out
hot and bothered
skittery
waiting for the axe to fall
spasmodic
careful
waiting with bated breath
distracted
miserable
irresolute
reserved
introverted
dejected
despondent
mousy
nail-biting
feeling anxious
out of place
exercised
depressed
grieving
graceless
gauche
fevered
displeased
heavyhearted
sorrowful
inconsolable
retiring
mournful
doleful
heartbroken
cheerless
quivering
emotional
stiff
frazzled
pressured
down
bereaved
rueful
thrown
fazed
unsteady
miffed
desolate
angered
frozen
in turmoil
irrational
despairing
heartsick
white-knuckled
low
woeful
gun-shy
broken-hearted
brokenhearted
aghast
wounded
up the wall
harried
riled
harrowed
unrestful
frayed
perplexed
woebegone
a wreck
basket case
broken up
disoriented
hysteric
shot to pieces
under pressure
grief-stricken
lily-livered
tongue-tied
put out
worried stiff
with one's stomach in knots
running scared
with your heart in your mouth
angst-ridden
flighty
twittering
indecisive
tentative
volatile
dithering
wavering
vacillating
easily frightened
easily agitated
fractious
nerve-racking
stressful
overemotional
swithering
Delphic
unassured
unpoised
faltering
unnatural
disorientated
caught up
overtaxed
taxed
blushing
shrinking
all wound up
nerves on edge
angry
histrionic
creepy
frisky
all of a flutter
easily upset
discomforted
turbulent
bewildered
unpeaceful
exasperated
active
fidgeting
itchy
fitful
distrustful
champing at the bit
watchful
strange
lost
dreading
stir-crazy
lacking social skills
agog
eagerly
falling apart
in a spin
asea
wrung
tied up in knots
biting one's nails
tossing and turning
a basket case
sweating bullets
shaking in one's shoes
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
in a flat spin
exacerbated
puzzled
chagrined
aggravated
mortified
pestered
provoked
all agog
avid
open-mouthed
all nerves
foreboding
mistrustful
on the qui vive
forlorn
sullen
disheartened
with bated breath
weak
compulsive
manic
obsessive
distrait
peeved
melancholic
discouraged
heavy-hearted
glum
aggrieved
downcast
frantic
offended
fretted
having stage fright
biting nails
having cold feet
having a funny feeling
fixated
oversensitive
phobic
joyless
tearful
demoralised
UK
dispirited
tristful
down-hearted
demoralized
US
downhearted
unhealthy
abnormal
paranoid
verklempt
unzipped
in a funk
in a blue funk
terrorized
US
maladjusted
in disorder
amazed
gloomy
droopy
sombre
UK
teary
sorry
crestfallen
weepy
sore
hangdog
heartsore
cast down
burned
wistful
somber
US
contused
cowed
hounded
inelegant
come apart
psyched out
diffident
erratic
aberrant
deviant
disordered
obsessed
beleaguered
startled
affrighted
petrified
at sixes and sevens
wooden
reticent
browbeaten
in tears
down in the mouth
in grief
down in the dumps
in doldrums
low-spirited
in the dumps
wretched
terror-stricken
abashed
clumsy
pressurized
US
devastated
traumatized
US
morose
broken
melancholy
bitter
dolorous
horror-struck
scary
horrified
hurried
rushed
weeping
overwhelmed
wrecked
hurting
pressurised
UK
hunted
chicken-hearted
yellow
numb
chicken
scared stiff
rabbity
sissy
butterflies
jellyfish
unassertive
stilted
coy
hard-pressed
with one's back up against the wall
up against it
at the end of your tether
under the cosh
at the end of one's rope
hag-ridden
mourning
haunted
crushed
agonized
US
dolesome
in a panic
terrorised
UK
ungraceful
undemonstrative
sorrowing
bewailing
persecuted
bemoaning
wailing
agonised
UK
suffering
aching
traumatised
UK
guarded
rustic
rustical
unresponsive
in fear and trepidation
very scared
pushing the panic button
have cold feet
numb with fear
reluctant
cold
wary
rough-hewn
passionless
in pain
heavy with grief
racked with suffering
overcome with sorrow
racked with pain
under a strain
white knuckled
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Performed well and with precision
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adept
deft
dextrous
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smooth
agile
crisp
decisive
efficient
exact
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masterly
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quick
sharp
skilful
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accurate
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artful
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proper
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categorical
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effortless
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handy
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skilled
inch-perfect
accomplished
consummate
competent
capable
talented
virtuoso
gifted
splendid
formidable
excellent
masterful
brilliant
outstanding
impressive
practised
UK
versed
marvellous
UK
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practiced
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ace
fine
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crackerjack
fab
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smashing
peerless
experienced
magic
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deadly
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veteran
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compleat
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hotshot
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mean
complete
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A1
top-hole
nimble-fingered
very good
first-class
on the beam
know one's stuff
on the ball
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sharp as a tack
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first-rate
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there
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apt
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smart
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stellar
wicked
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knowledgeable
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superb
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astute
magnificent
superior
brainy
superlative
effectual
bright
cunning
keen
learned
au fait
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world-class
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ready
fit
practical
suitable
demon
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remarkable
alert
fitted
exquisite
out of this world
big league
sly
dazzling
crafty
strong
finished
scheming
wily
perfect
precocious
acute
cool
multitalented
multiskilled
refined
sharp-witted
with it
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politic
discerning
guileful
knowing
up to it
serviceable
sure-handed
taught
tutored
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nippy
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all-around
leading
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old
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suited
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terrific
extraordinary
specialist
powerful
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versant
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finely judged
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conniving
perceptive
deceitful
dynamite
choice
creative
phenomenal
duplicitous
resourceful
endowed
cagey
quick-witted
up to snuff
fast
calculating
perspicacious
balanced
supersmart
ultrasmart
hyperintelligent
wised up
reliable
fluent
thorough
a hand at
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highly trained
tuned in
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tricky
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unrivaled
US
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UK
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flawless
designing
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careful
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devious
best
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mighty
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sneaky
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active
equal
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fantastic
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sensitive
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beguiling
dodgy
scholarly
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admirable
inventive
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Einstein
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shining at
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graceful
very well
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systematic
right on
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dead-on
well
sporting
on-target
trustworthy
spot-on
sure-fire
stringent
prodigious
preeminent
transcendent
prolific
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decent
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US
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capital
deluxe
certified
magisterial
exemplary
ultimate
organized
US
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kosher
specialised
UK
first class
hep
hip
top
topnotch
distinguished
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drilled
phenom
voluble
virtuosic
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sik
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redoubtable
employable
long-term
invincible
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rangé
dynamic
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familiar
pitch-perfect
happy
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leet
feasible
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easy
equipped
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teachable
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amazing
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useable
working
realizable
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UK
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usable
practicable
well executed
worthy
responsible
prepared
receptive
forward
mature
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good with one's hands
quick to learn
astounding
sufficient
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perfectly-executed
well-executed
cut out for
having a knack for
well up
highly endowed
well trained
noteworthy
observant
sublime
glorious
heavenly
up on
nobody's fool
wise
nimble-witted
quick off the mark
know backwards and forwards
know one's onions
mega
banging
cracking
crucial
tactful
divine
bosting
in the know
not born yesterday
vigorous
mercurial
curt
wired
pretty
have the goods
ahead of one's peers
out of the ordinary
have smarts
old beyond one's years
got it
advanced for one's age
of the first water
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
all around
all there
smart as a whip
wide awake
quick on the draw
know one's business
know ins and outs
know the score
know the answers
adapted
fleet
polite
prudent
old hand
having good hands
complicit
slippery
chary
craft
having the goods
knowing the ropes
green thumb
old-timer
knowing the score
judicious
having the right stuff
has what it takes
like a one-man band
able to perform
like a pistol
equal to the task
up there
understanding
considerate
thoughtful
conciliatory
diplomatic
arch
bland
contriving
cautious
gracious
suave
courteous
opportunistic
treating with kid gloves
Machiavellian
dishonest
cheating
disingenuous
untrustworthy
deceptive
double-dealing
fly
slim
shonky
shifty
dirty
vulpine
unscrupulous
carny
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(
of a secret
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Carefully guarded
close
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private
secret
classified
inside
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hushed
privileged
protected
secretive
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closet
mom
US
mum
UK
nonpublic
undisclosed
unpublished
unrevealed
carefully guarded
closely guarded
hush-hush
non-public
top secret
personal
restricted
esoteric
unofficial
sensitive
behind-the-scenes
low
soft
exclusive
not for publication
off the record
censored
dern
not for circulation
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under wraps
not to be disclosed
sub rosa
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arcane
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bosom
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individual
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veiled
sneaking
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undeclared
inward
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inmost
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home
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underground
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incognito
backstage
backstairs
underhanded
offstage
sneak
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untold
non-official
in camera
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behind the scenes
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close to one's chest
under one's hat
not in the public domain
not open
hugger-mugger
behind someone's back
cloak-and-dagger
tête-à-tête
one-on-one
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(
of something abstract
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Perceived only with attention to detail or subtlety
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subtle
narrow
tenuous
nuanced
abstruse
distinct
elusive
faint
hairsplitting
obscure
cryptic
enigmatic
esoteric
fine-spun
impalpable
petty
recondite
tiny
trifling
fine-drawn
finespun
hair-splitting
delicate
minute
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dainty
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exquisite
nice
airy
precise
hairline
exact
soft
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