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Synonyms for "prim" in English

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prim:
- prim; finical; prudish
- dainty; prim; mincing; niminy-piminy; twee
- prim; prim out; prim up

English

Detailed Synonyms for prim in English

prim:

prim

prim
prim; finical
- prim
- finical
prim
prudish; prim
- prudish
- prim

prim adj

prim

– affectedly dainty or refined ¹
dainty; prim; mincing; niminy-piminy; twee
– affectedly dainty or refined ¹
- dainty adj
- prim adj
- mincing adj
- niminy-piminy adj
- twee adj

prim verbe

prim

– dress primly ¹
prim; prim out; prim up
– dress primly ¹
- prim verbe
- prim out verbe
- prim up verbe
prim

– contract one's lips ¹
prim
– contract one's lips ¹
- prim verbe
  - She primmed her lips after every bite of food¹
prim

– assume a prim appearance ¹
prim
– assume a prim appearance ¹
- prim verbe
  - They mince and prim¹

Related Words for "prim":

primness, primmer, primmest, primly

Alternate Synonyms for "prim":

dainty; mincing; niminy-piminy; twee; refined
priggish; prissy; prudish; puritanical; square-toed; straitlaced; strait-laced; straightlaced; straight-laced; tight-laced; victorian; proper
change
compress; constrict; squeeze; compact; contract; press
prim up; prim out; dress; clothe; enclothe; garb; raiment; tog; garment; habilitate; fit out; apparel

Related Definitions for "prim":

affectedly dainty or refined¹
dress primly¹
contract one's lips¹
- She primmed her lips after every bite of food¹
assume a prim appearance¹
- They mince and prim¹

Related Synonyms for prim

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