standpat
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈstændˌpæt/
- US
- He held a standpat view on social issues, resisting any suggestion of reform.
Examples
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The company's standpat policies prevented it from adapting to the new market trends.
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Thus, it is likely to be a standpat budget that provides for constant services plus inflation and contains footnotes and appendices explaining any unusual or additional items.
Academic text (1992) -
Many criticized the committee's standpat approach, arguing that innovation was necessary for success.
Synonyms
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7.9
Very unwilling to accept change or new ideas
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6.5
Holding strongly to old customs and resisting change
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9.9
Old-fashioned and slow to accept new ideas
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8.4
Very traditional in politics and strongly against change
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8.0
Old-fashioned and not open to change
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7.7
Not willing to accept new ideas and slow to change
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9.1
Very old-fashioned and against change
Antonyms
How Traditional
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9.9
- US
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9.9
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287
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1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Standpat comes from an old card-game phrase stand pat, where a player 'keeps' their cards instead of swapping them. So a standpat person or policy 'refuses to change' and stays with old ideas, just like a player who keeps the same hand.