Puritanical
Puritanical adjective - Given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals.
Temperate and puritanical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Temperate" instead an adjective "Puritanical".
Temperate
Temperate adjective - Avoiding extremes in behavior or expression.
Puritanical and temperate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Puritanical" instead an adjective "Temperate".
Nearby Word: temper
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- continent and puritanical
- continent and temperate
- sober and puritanical
- sober and temperate
- straight and puritanical
- straight and temperate
- austere and puritanical
- austere and temperate
- frugal and puritanical
- frugal and temperate
- ascetic and puritanical
- ascetic and temperate
- abstemious and puritanical
- abstemious and temperate
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Temperate and Puritanical. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/puritanical/temperate
Puritanical & Temperate. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/puritanical/temperate>.
Temperate or Puritanical. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/puritanical/temperate.
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