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

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

For a country that had endured two and a half centuries of often absolutist rule by a hidebound monarchy, this was not a trivial achievement. — Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 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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