| Main Entry: | conservative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is cautious, moderate; an opponent of change |
Synonyms: |
Tory, bitter-ender, classicist, conserver, conventionalist, diehard, hard hat, middle-of-the-roader, moderate, moderatist, obstructionist, old guard, old liner, preserver, reactionary, redneck, right, right-winger, rightist, silk-stocking, standpat, stick-in-the-mud, traditionalist, unprogressive |
Antonyms: |
left-winger, liberal, progressive, radical |
| Main Entry: | diehard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | overenthusiastic person |
Synonyms: |
Bourbon, Tory, bitter ender, dyed-in-the-wool, extremist, fanatic, fogy, fundamentalist, intransigent, mossback, old liner, praetorian, pullback, reactionary, right, right-winger, rightist, standpat, standpatter, stick-in-the-mud, true blue, ultraconservative, zealot |
| Main Entry: | fuddy-duddy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | old-fashion person |
Synonyms: |
dotard, dull person, fogy, fussbudget, fusspot, fusspot, fussy person, granny, old fart, old fogy, old fogy, old geezer, old maid, old poop, square, square*, stick-in-the-mud, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirt, stuffed shirt |
| Main Entry: | killjoy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spoilsport |
Synonyms: |
complainer, dampener, doomsdayer, grinch, grouch, moaner, partypooper, pessimist, prophet of doom, stick in the mud, wet blanket, whiner |
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is old-fashioned, conventional |
Synonyms: |
antediluvian, conservative, diehard, fuddy-duddy, reactionary, stick-in-the-mud, traditionalist |
| Main Entry: | stick-in-the-mud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unadventurous person |
Synonyms: |
antediluvian, conservative, diehard, diehard, fossil, fuddy-duddy, mossback, obstinate person, old fogy, person set in ways, reactionary |
Antonyms: |
adventurer |
| Main Entry: | party pooper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone who spoils others' fun |
Synonyms: |
drip, fuddy-duddy, grinch, grouch, killjoy, malcontent, sourpuss, spoilsport, stick-in-the-mud, wet blanket |
Antonyms: |
celebrator, life of the party, live wire |
| Main Entry: | fogy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | square |
Synonyms: |
dodo, fogey, fossil, fuddy-duddy, old fogey, old fogy, stick-in-the-mud |
| Main Entry: | right-winger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conservative |
Synonyms: |
Tory, bitter-ender, classicist, conserver, conventionalist, diehard, hard hat, middle-of-the-roader, moderate, moderatist, obstructionist, old guard, old liner, orthodox, preserver, reactionary, redneck, right, rightist, silk-stocking, standpat, stick-in-the-mud, traditionalist, unprogressive |
| Main Entry: | rightist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conservative |
Synonyms: |
Tory, bitter-ender, classicist, conserver, conventionalist, diehard, hard hat, middle-of-the-roader, moderate, moderatist, obstructionist, old guard, old liner, orthodox, preserver, reactionary, redneck, right, right-winger, silk-stocking, standpat, stick-in-the-mud, traditionalist, unprogressive |