Hidebound and Nonconservative

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Hidebound adjective - Tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions.

Usage example: the hidebound innkeeper refused to see the need for a Web site, insisting that the inn had done without one for over 150 years

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Nonconservative is an antonym for hidebound.

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Hidebound is an antonym for nonconservative.

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Nonconservative and Hidebound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hidebound/nonconservative

Hidebound & Nonconservative. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hidebound/nonconservative>.

Nonconservative or Hidebound. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hidebound/nonconservative.

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