BRASSBOUND Synonyms: 216 Similar and Opposite Words

brassbound

adjective

ˈbras-ˌbau̇nd

Definition of brassbound

as in rigorous

not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards a person of brassbound honesty

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as in traditional

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

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as in wise

displaying or marked by rude boldness some brassbound upstart who thought that he could waltz in here and start issuing orders

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Adjective

Any new toll roads would have to make practical sense and survive rigorous feasibility studies.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Every personal finance article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of financial products.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Definition of rigorous

Adjective

Specifically, many should be moving to a more proactive, as opposed to reactive, approach, and understanding that diversification of contacts may be wise in a more volatile environment.

— Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Just being around here longer helps body-wise, mentally,, physically, everything.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

Definition of wise

Adjective

Without stricter coordination, brightness limits, debris controls, disposal rules, and international capacity planning, the next space race could damage the orbital lanes on which modern life now depends.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Not a whole lot, admittedly, since there was reportedly a strict no-phone policy for guests (as well as event staff and security).

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026

Definition of strict

Adjective

Shaw, a conservative activist who is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board, pointed out in an X post that voters had previously rejected four attempts to reshape the superintendent’s office.

— Lia Russell July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Prosecutors and defense attorneys sparred over evidence in a weeklong hearing over the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of conservative

Adjective

What this recent research on podcast discovery by Sounds Profitable / JAR Research punctuates is that the avenues of finding new podcasts aren’t formalized and rigid, but dependent on age, income, background, and lifestyle.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Sometimes the eyes are the only thing that changes between spreads, a technique that is especially effective when the characters are rigid reptiles with a limited range of motion.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Definition of rigid

Adjective

Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
In an age of intelligent machines, who gets to decide what is orthodox remains one of the most important questions a free society can ask.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Definition of orthodox

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