🧑‍💼 More old-fashioned ◼️ More square 🛠️ A straightener

squarer

1 7.9

More conventional in style or behavior than someone else

adjective
/ˈskwɛrər/

Archaic

: convencional

The movie had a squarer approach to storytelling compared to more experimental films.

Examples

Some people find traditional clothing to be squarer than modern styles.
They're just more square than these, which I really appreciate.
Her squarer views on relationships often conflict with younger generations.

Synonyms

stereotypical

vssquarer

31 4.4

Shows a simple, fixed idea about a group of people

is about being more conventional compared with another rather than unoriginal

square-toed

vssquarer

Informal

8.8

Very old-fashioned and formal in behavior or views

is milder in conventionality and less extreme or exaggerated

Antonyms

modern

∞ 1.4

Relating to the present time and new ways of doing things

radical

480 6.0

Completely new and different and changes the basic way something works

unconventional

76 6.2

Different from what most people do or accept

How Conventional

squarer

Archaic

1 7.9

old-fashioned

365 4.7

conventional

287 2.8

innovative

174 5.5

Surface Forms

squarer comparative

square positive

Morphology

squarer = square (semi-transparent) = square + er

Formally a comparative of 'square', but the social sense is a metaphorical extension from shape to behaviour and may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Squarer used to mean more conventional or old-fashioned because people thought of a square as regular and stiff; a helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone box-like and careful, so squarer describes a person who is more 'rule-following' or proper.