ASCETICS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

ascetics

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plural of ascetic

as in prudes

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But that brief flash of cartoon baby nudity continues to bother prudes, decades after the book’s first run.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Critics leapt at the chance to cast feminists as prudes and housewives as vixens.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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