Prudery

/ˈpɹuːdəɹi/

Synonyms for "prudery" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (6)

Noun(5 words)
false modesty

Related words (10)

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More general

6 entries
behavioral traitcultural normmodestnessmodestymoral attitudesocial control

More specific

4 entries
dress code enforcementmedia censorshipmoralismsexual modesty

Collocations

6 entries
campus pruderycensorship normscultural pruderydress code enforcementmoral policingsexual prudery

Inflections

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Derivations

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