HIDEBOUND Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

hidebound

adjective

ˈhīd-ˌbau̇nd

Definition of hidebound

as in traditional

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions the hidebound innkeeper refused to see the need for a Web site, insisting that the inn had done without one for over 150 years

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Recent Examples of hidebound Trump is confident that his nominee to become Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, can unleash an even greater economic bonanza by jettisoning what the president sees as the central bank’s hidebound reluctance to slash interest rates. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026 The nation’s scientific institutions have become hidebound. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025 And while challenges persist, there are already signs that hidebound profligacy is being replaced by newfound autarky. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025 That gives them flexibility and the ability to take risks that can’t be made in more hidebound traditional schools. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hidebound

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The conversation also addressed AI, with Velazquez comparing current anxieties to earlier fears that computer animation and motion capture would eliminate traditional animation jobs.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Fans care about rivalries among teams made up of students who generally progress through college and exhaust their eligibility alongside their classmates, rather than athletes whose college careers extend well beyond the traditional timeline.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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