Definition of standpat
: stubbornly conservative : resisting or opposing change
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Examples of standpat in a Sentence
the standpat chefs were having none of this low-calorie stuff that the food police were pushing
First Known Use of standpat
1904
standpat Synonyms
Synonyms
archconservative, brassbound, button-down (or buttoned-down), conservative, die-hard, hidebound, old-fashioned, old-line, old-school, orthodox, reactionary, traditional, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unprogressive;
Antonyms
broad-minded, large-minded, liberal, nonconservative, nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, unconventional, unorthodox;
Near Antonyms
anticonventional, antiestablishment, antitraditional, extremist, radical, revolutionary;
advanced, contemporary, modern;
lefty, radical, ultraleft, ultraleftist, ultraprogressive, ultraradical;
Related Words
devoted, faithful, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true, true-blue;
neoconservative, Tory, ultraright, ultrarightist;
dowdy, fogyish (or fogeyish), fuddy-duddy, ossified, set, stodgy;
antiliberal, antimodern, antiprogressive, antireform, antirevolutionary;
stand pat
Definition of stand pat
1
: to play one's hand as dealt in draw poker without drawing
2
: to oppose or resist change
Recent Examples of stand pat from the Web
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Instead, the Federal Reserve stood pat after just one rate rise —giving China a year’s reprieve to patch up leaky capital controls and stimulate nominal growth before the Fed resumed tightening.
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So the Cowboys stood pat and filled a need along the offensive line with Williams .
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But the Cardinals also allowed two teams to trade ahead of them to take quarterbacks, standing pat and taking Reddick.
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The Islanders and Hurricanes stood pat despite residing only four points behind Columbus for the second wild card spot.
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The case for standing pat Pacers General Manager Chad Buchanan recently laid out a compelling case for standing still at the trade deadline.
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There’s no doubting the coaching staff, which is expected to stand pat; landing another year of defensive coordinator Brent Venables is a huge coup for Clemson, for example.
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Since the New Deal, Republican presidents had largely stood pat or advanced progressive domestic goals too slowly, while Democratic presidents advanced them rapidly.
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But Jones believes there is a good chance the Cowboys could stand pat and still get their guy at 19.
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Did You Know?
If you stand pat in draw poker you're betting on the cards in your hand being better than any you're likely to draw. It didn't take long for stand pat to move from the poker table, where it first appeared in the late 1800s, to the realm of politics; by the early 20th century, to stand pat was to oppose any change in U.S. tariff policy. The term continues to be used mainly in U.S. English, where it's applied to everything from a coach's decision not to change out players during a game to a homeowner's decision not to refinance. The nouns standpatter ("one who resists or opposes change") and standpattism ("resistance to change" or "reluctance to take positive action") are also used, although generally only in political contexts.
Origin and Etymology of stand pat
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First Known Use: 1882
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