Synonyms and Antonyms of prim

synonym (synonym of prim)

(verb.body)
prim out, prim up
dress primly (verb.body)
(adj.all)
dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, twee
affectedly dainty or refined (adj.all)
(adj.all)
priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian
exaggeratedly proper (adj.all)

similar (similar with prim)

affectedly dainty or refined (adj.all)

refined
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel (adj.all)
exaggeratedly proper (adj.all)

proper
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness (adj.all)

hypernym (prim IS A KIND OF .... relation)

assume a prim appearance (verb.change)

change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)
contract one's lips (verb.change)

compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
dress primly (verb.body)

apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
provide with clothes or put clothes on (verb.body)

derivation (.... is derived from prim)

exaggeratedly proper (adj.all)

priggishness, primness
exaggerated and arrogant properness (noun.attribute)
(noun.attribute)
grundyism, primness, prudery, prudishness
excessive or affected modesty (noun.attribute)
(noun.person)
prude, puritan
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum (noun.person)

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. prim out, prim up . dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, twee . priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian . refined . proper . change . compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze . apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog . priggishness, primness . grundyism, primness, prudery, prudishness . prude, puritan

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