Antonyms for puritanical
ˌpyʊər ɪˈtæn ɪ kəlpu·ri·tan·i·cal

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1. puritanical

   Antonyms:
   genial, dissolute, voluptuous, rakish

   Synonyms:
   prudish, ascetic, demure

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1. puritanicaladjective

   of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

   Antonyms:
   improper, indulgent

   Synonyms:
   priggish, tight-laced, straitlaced, square-toed, victorian, straightlaced, puritanic, straight-laced, strait-laced, blue(a), prim, prissy, prudish

2. priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorianadjective

   exaggeratedly proper

   "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

   Antonyms:
   indulgent, improper

   Synonyms:
   blue(a), mincing, straitlaced, prissy, squeamish, overnice, dainty, straightlaced, priggish, prudish, strait-laced, tight-laced, nice, straight-laced, squared-toe, niminy-piminy, victorian, prim, puritanic, twee, square-toed

3. blue(a), puritanic, puritanicaladjective

   morally rigorous and strict

   "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"

   Antonyms:
   indulgent, improper

How to use puritanical in a sentence?

1. Ben Stiller:

   She looked sort of puritanical and smelled nice.

2. Michael Aaron:

   Our society is filled with sexual myths and misconceptions, mostly stemming from a combination of our culture's puritanical roots, as well as rampant consumerism, which feeds off individual insecurities to sell unnecessary products.

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