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Synonyms & Antonyms of stick-in-the-mud
a person with old-fashioned ideas
- the committee is dominated by old stick-in-the-muds who have little interest in bringing new ideas to the table
Synonyms for stick-in-the-mud
- antediluvian,
- Colonel Blimp,
- dodo,
- fogy
- (also fogey),
- fossil,
- fud,
- fuddy-duddy,
- mossback,
- reactionary,
- stuffed shirt
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The first known use of stick-in-the-mud was in 1832
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