Synonyms of hidebound

hidebound

adjective

ˈhīd-ˌbau̇nd 

as in traditional

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

the hidebound innkeeper refused to see the need for a Web site, insisting that the inn had done without one for over 150 years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hidebound

Trump is confident that his nominee to become Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, can unleash an even greater economic bonanza by jettisoning what the president sees as the central bank’s hidebound reluctance to slash interest rates. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026

The nation’s scientific institutions have become hidebound. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025

And while challenges persist, there are already signs that hidebound profligacy is being replaced by newfound autarky. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025

That gives them flexibility and the ability to take risks that can’t be made in more hidebound traditional schools. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025

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