HIDEBOUND Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

hidebound

adjective

ˈhīd-ˌbau̇nd

Definition of hidebound

as in traditional

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions 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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Recent Examples of hidebound The nation’s scientific institutions have become hidebound. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025 And while challenges persist, there are already signs that hidebound profligacy is being replaced by newfound autarky. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025 For a country that had endured two and a half centuries of often absolutist rule by a hidebound monarchy, this was not a trivial achievement. — Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 That gives them flexibility and the ability to take risks that can’t be made in more hidebound traditional schools. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hidebound

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YouTube has been keen to talk up its partnership with the BBC and other British networks during its time in Edinburgh this week, and positioned itself as friend, not foe to the traditional sector.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Perhaps Parton’s most countercultural act was her decision to work and not have children at a time when Reagan’s push for traditional family values took hold of the country.

— Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of traditional

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King’s indifference to orthodox formats enables formal mischief.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
For a period, Pakistan deployed a 7-2 offside field against Cox to try and build some pressure, with a struggling Khurram Shahzad lacking the accuracy and rhythm to trouble him in more orthodox ways.

— Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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