standpat

• Adjectif désignant une personne obstinément conservatrice, opposée à tout changement ou progrès, ou une attitude rigide et intransigeante.

An old-fashioned adjective describing a person who is stubbornly conservative or opposed to change.

1. Old-fashioned and out of dateC1informalamerican

   Resistant to change; holding firmly to traditional or outdated views, methods, or styles.

   Attaché au passé

   • His standpat attitude prevented the company from adopting new technology.
   • She gave a standpat opinion that ignored modern research.
   • The committee's standpat approach frustrated younger members who wanted innovation.

   Synonymesantiquatedconservativefossilizedhideboundobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedreactionarytraditionalistunprogressive

   Antonymesdynamicinnovativemodernprogressivereformist