Synonyms for puritanical

Adjective

1. puritanical

usage: of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

2. priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian, proper (vs. improper)

usage: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

3. blue(prenominal), puritan, puritanic, puritanical, nonindulgent (vs. indulgent)

usage: morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"