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Synonyms & Antonyms of puritanical
given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals
- some of the state laws concerning sexual behavior are vestiges of a more puritanical time and are rarely, if ever, enforced
Synonyms for puritanical
- bluenosed,
- nice-nelly,
- prim,
- prudish,
- straitlaced
- (or straightlaced),
- Victorian
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“Puritanical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puritanical. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of puritanical was in 1598
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