Synonyms of button-down

button-down

adjective

ˈbə-tᵊn-ˌdau̇n 

variants or buttoned-down

as in traditional

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

a button-down architectural firm would never have the imagination to produce such a cutting-edge design

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traditional
• conservative
• orthodox
• conventional
• old-school
• old-fashioned
• ultraconservative
• old-line
• reactionary
• loyal
• archconservative
• hidebound
• traditionalistic
• staunch
• unprogressive
• steadfast
• faithful
• standpat
• die-hard
• devoted
• paleoconservative
• true
• brassbound
• true-blue
• mossbacked
• square
• stodgy
• steady
• dowdy
• neoconservative
• Tory
• right-wing
• ossified
• right
• fuddy-duddy
• ultraright
• fogyish
• antiliberal
• set
• ultrarightist
• blimpish
• antimodern
• antiprogressive
• antirevolutionary
• antireform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nontraditional
• liberal
• unconventional
• progressive
• nonconventional
• unorthodox
• nonconservative
• radical
• revolutionary
• antiestablishment
• extremist
• broad-minded
• modern
• open-minded
• contemporary
• nonconformist
• large-minded
• nonorthodox
• advanced
• antitraditional
• anticonventional
• lefty
• ultraleft
• ultraleftist
• ultraradical
• ultraprogressive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of button-down

Style this button-down sweater vest with cropped white jeans and kitten heels now, then transition it into fall with dark wash wide-leg jeans or a silk midi skirt and block-heel boots for office days through November. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

In pictures obtained by Backgrid, McConaughey, 56, tucked a khaki button-down into a pair of black trousers, adding on a leather belt, aviator sunglasses, and heeled boots. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026

Worn with a matching suit, add a button-down and a brooch to add a bit more to the look. — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026

Lively shared a photo of herself watching Spain's triumph over Argentina on her Instagram stories on July 19 while posing alongside friends Kendall Glazer, Libby Glazer and Emma Gray in a striped button-down shirt, white top and jeans. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026