Synonyms of staid
44 similar words · 4 opposite words
Another word for staid is grave. Other synonyms of staid are sedate, grievous, demure, solemn and earnest. The opposite of staid is unpredictable.
Synonyms and similar words for staid
adjectiveNot capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
- composedShowing composure.
- dignifiedHaving an attitude or bearing that connotes respectability and poise.
- regular
- steady
- austere
- frightful
- demureModest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
- serious
- graveCharacterised by a dignified sense of seriousness.
- earnestPossessing or characterised by seriousness.
- grievousSerious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
- lack-laughterCheerless; sombre; serious.
- thoughtful
- saturnine
- sedateOf a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected...
- solemnDeeply serious and sombre; grave.
- solemncholy humorousSolemn; serious.
- soberModerate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
- somber
- sombreGrave; extremely serious.
- stern
- sweer UK, dialectal
- weightsomeOf, pertaining to, possessing, or characterised by weight; weighty; weightful; heavy; grave; grievous.
- weighty figurativelyImportant; serious; not trivial or petty.
- abstemiousSparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
- calm
- collected
- continent
- cool
- dispassionateNot showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
- inexcitableNot excitable.
- imperturbableNot capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.
- temperate
- undisturbed
- unexcitable
- unexcited
- unimpassionedNot impassioned; lacking passion; without emotion.
- unpassionateNot passionate.
- unperturbedNot perturbed.
- unruffled
- unstirred
- unsusceptibleNot susceptible.
- sad obsoleteDignified, serious, grave.
- sage obsolete
Opposite of staid
adjectiveNot capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
- fanciful
- unpredictableUnable to be predicted.
- volatile
- wild
Meaning of staid
- adjective Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
- adjective Always fixed in the same location; stationary.
Questions about synonyms of staid
- What is another word for staid?
- Staid has 44 synonyms on Word.ws, such as grave, sedate, grievous, demure, solemn, earnest, imperturbable and sombre.
- What is the opposite of staid?
- The opposite of staid is unpredictable. Other antonyms of staid are wild.
- What does staid mean?
- Staid means not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
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