All staid synonyms
staid
S s adj staid
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- low key β of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- earnest β serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- ineradicable β not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- demure β If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
- hard-shell β Also, hard-shelled. having a firm, hard shell, as a crab in its normal state; not having recently molted.
- grave β the grave accent.
- in earnest β If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before.
- confirmed β You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
- serious β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- decorous β Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- incurious β not curious; not inquisitive or observant; inattentive; indifferent.
- humorless β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- depressive β Depressive means relating to depression or to being depressed.
- banausic β merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- composed β If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.
- detached β Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- long-faced β having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- at ease β If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- disimpassioned β calm; dispassionate.
- have one's act together β anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- go for broke β a simple past tense of break.
- clear-headed β If you describe someone as clear-headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations.
- life and death β ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- irradicable β ineradicable.
- for real β true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
adjective staid
- hardboiled β Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- weighty β having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- humourless β (British spelling, Canadian) alternative spelling of humorless.