All free-and-easy antonyms
free-and-easΒ·y
F f adj free-and-easy
- unacquainted β having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
- aloof β Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- unhappy β sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- uncomfortable β causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- loose β free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- foreign β of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars.
- new β other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- strange β unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
- uncommon β not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
- unfamiliar β not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
- unknowledgeable β possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- cold β Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- distant β far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- reserved β kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- unapproachable β not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- ceremonious β especially or excessively polite or formal
- official β a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- rigid β stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- formal β being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- stiff β rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- buttoned-up β carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc.: one of the most buttoned-up companies in the business.
- conservative β A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- narrow-minded β having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
- greedy β excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- thrifty β practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
- ungenerous β stingy; niggardly; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.
- lacking β being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- wanting β lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- economical β avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- unfriendly β not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- unsociable β not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- stupid β lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- unintelligent β deficient in intelligence; dull; stupid.
- undistinguished β having no distinguishing marks or features.
- unknown β not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
- unremarkable β notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
- ignorant β lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.