STUFFED SHIRT Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

stuffed shirt

noun

Definition of stuffed shirt

as in conservative

a person with old-fashioned ideas the stuffed shirts in this organization don't seem to realize that without new blood our extinction is inevitable

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Becerra, a longtime Democratic officeholder, received support from 61% of likely voters, compared with 36% for Hilton, a populist conservative who once advised a British prime minister.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
The Senate, the upper house where conservatives hold a majority, rejected the bill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026

Definition of conservative

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The Phillies and Major League Baseball are teaming up to help veterans in the Philadelphia area this All-Star Week.

— Dan Snyder, CBS News, 14 July 2026
While there has been talk of avenging that conflict on social media, the Argentina news outlet Clarín shared a letter from veterans of the Falklands War.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Definition of veteran

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Now, the rancher’s 6,500-acre property in Harding County is writing its own chapter in Hell Creek history, having yielded a fossil near the magnitude of Stan.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
The series will draw on genetic analysis and fossil records across varying regions and environments, combined with photography and animation.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of fossil

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