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brassbound

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of brassbound

1 not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards

  • a person of brassbound honesty
Synonyms of brassbound

cast-iron, exacting, hard-line, inflexible, rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent, uncompromising
Words Related to brassbound

close, conscientious, exact, fussy, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous, undeviating

adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, firm, relentless, resolved, single-minded, steadfast, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, unflinching

immovable, implacable, unappeasable, unrelenting, unsparing, unyielding

austere, demanding, flinty, grim, hard, hardened, hard-hearted, harsh, ironbound, severe, stern, tough
Near Antonyms of brassbound

acquiescent, compliant, compromising, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding

easy, easygoing, gentle, indulgent, kindly, lenient, merciful, mild, pampering, soft, spoiling, tolerant

neglectful, negligent, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unfussy
Antonyms of brassbound

flexible, lax, loose, relaxed, slack

2 tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

  • the brassbound military leadership had failed to realize that this time the nation was fighting a different kind of war
Synonyms of brassbound

archconservative, button-down (or buttoned-down), conservative, die-hard, hidebound, mossbacked, old-fashioned, old-line, old-school, orthodox, paleoconservative, reactionary, standpat, traditional, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unprogressive
Words Related to brassbound

conventional, square

devoted, faithful, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true, true-blue

blimpish, neoconservative, Tory, ultraright, ultrarightist

dowdy, fogyish (or fogeyish), fuddy-duddy, ossified, set, stodgy

right, right-wing

antiliberal, antimodern, antiprogressive, antireform, antirevolutionary
Near Antonyms of brassbound

anticonventional, antiestablishment, antitraditional, extremist, radical, revolutionary

nonconformist

advanced, contemporary, modern

lefty, radical, ultraleft, ultraleftist, ultraprogressive, ultraradical
Antonyms of brassbound

broad-minded, large-minded, liberal, nonconservative, nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, unconventional, unorthodox

3 displaying or marked by rude boldness

  • some brassbound upstart who thought that he could waltz in here and start issuing orders
Synonyms of brassbound

arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, cocksure, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy, wise
Words Related to brassbound

assertive, forward, obtrusive

audacious, defiant, disrespectful

shameless, unabashed, unblushing

bluff, blunt, curt

cute, facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky

lippy, mouthy
Near Antonyms of brassbound

demure, humble, modest

courteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, proper

deferential, respectful

abashed, ashamed, blushing, embarrassed, shamefaced

gentle, mild

inconspicuous, unobtrusive
Antonyms of brassbound

meek, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid

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