standpat

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adjective

Resisting change; favouring the status quo.

“a standpat attitude or policy”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Resisting change; favouring the status quo.

    a standpat attitude or policy

nounstandpat (plural standpats)

plural standpats

  1. A standpatter

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveold-fashioned and out of date

Similar
fustyunprogressivenonprogressiveconservative
Also see
conservativefustynonprogressiveunprogressive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From stand pat.

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Cite this entry
APA

standpat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standpat

MLA

“standpat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standpat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “standpat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standpat.

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