Synonyms of button-down

button-down

adjective

ˈbə-tᵊn-ˌdau̇n 

variants or buttoned-down

as in traditional

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

a button-down architectural firm would never have the imagination to produce such a cutting-edge design

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traditional
• conservative
• conventional
• old-school
• old-fashioned
• ultraconservative
• old-line
• reactionary
• archconservative
• hidebound
• orthodox
• traditionalistic
• unprogressive
• standpat
• die-hard
• paleoconservative
• true
• devoted
• steady
• brassbound
• true-blue
• mossbacked
• square
• staunch
• stodgy
• loyal
• steadfast
• dowdy
• faithful
• stanch
• neoconservative
• right-wing
• Tory
• ossified
• fogeyish
• fuddy-duddy
• ultraright
• fogyish
• antiliberal
• ultrarightist
• blimpish
• antimodern
• set
• antiprogressive
• antirevolutionary
• right
• antireform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nontraditional
• liberal
• unconventional
• progressive
• nonconventional
• unorthodox
• nonconservative
• radical
• revolutionary
• antiestablishment
• extremist
• broad-minded
• modern
• open-minded
• contemporary
• nonconformist
• large-minded
• nonorthodox
• advanced
• antitraditional
• anticonventional
• lefty
• ultraleft
• ultraleftist
• ultraradical
• ultraprogressive

Examples of button-down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In his signature oval glasses and a navy button-down, the billionaire walks into a nearby conference room, doesn’t bother closing the door and skips the small talk. —Alex Knapp, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

On an unseasonably hot October day in the Beverly Hills office of Adams’ production company, Bond Group Entertainment, the actress looks classic in a white button-down paired with jeans and black mules, her hair pulled into a chignon. —Katcy Stephan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024

The capsule’s three clothing items are a hooded sweatshirt, button-down Chamois Shirt and Mountain Classic Anorak. —Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024

Each set retails for $118, and features a button-down pocketed collared shirt and a relaxed pair of mid-rise straight leg pants with a comfortable elastic waistband. —Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024