5
economical(adjective, frugal, preserving)
5
illiberal(adjective, moderate, rigid, cautious, impatient)
5
middle-of-the-roader(noun, person, moderate, conformist, reactionary)
5
protective(adjective, help, thoughtful, sober, prudent)
5
slow(adjective, late, behind)
5
standpat(noun, adjective, person, moderate, rigid)
5
traditionalistic(adjective, keep, sound, moderate, cautious)
4
intolerant(adjective, impatient, prejudiced, biased, narrow-minded)
4
fossil
4
fundamentalist(noun, adjective, traditional, conformist, reactionary)
4
stuffy(adjective, moderate, straight, sober, hateful)
4
Orthodox
4
abstinent(adjective, calm, soft, reasonable, moderate)
4
circumspect(adjective, reasonable, honest, sensible, fair)
4
conventionalist(noun, person, moderate, conformist, reactionary)
4
fogy
4
hard hat(noun, expression, adjective, person, moderate)
4
jeff(noun, slang, traditionalist, dinosaur, boring person)
4
old liner(noun, expression, idiom, person, moderate)
4
old school(noun, expression, adjective, idiom, traditional)
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