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squarer

squarer

7.9
More conventional in style or behavior than someone else
  • adjective
  • /ˈskwɛrər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : 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
34 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
462 6.0

Completely new and different and changes the basic way something works

unconventional
77 6.2

Different from what most people do or accept

How Conventional

squarer
  • Archaic
7.9
old-fashioned
149 4.7
conventional
175 2.8
innovative
165 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.