stick-in-the-mud

stick–in–the–mud

noun

Definition of STICK-IN-THE-MUD

a person with old-fashioned ideas <the committee is dominated by old stick-in-the-muds who have little interest in bringing new ideas to the table>

Synonyms antediluvian, Colonel Blimp, dodo, fossil, fud, fuddy-duddy, mossback, reactionary, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirt

Related Words conservative, rightist, Tory; mandarin, old hand, old-timer, veteran; old maid

Near Antonyms liberal, progressive, radical

Antonyms hipster, modern, trendy