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puritan Antonyms

Opposite of puritan

Because the opposite of puritan shifts with each meaning, the 11 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A person with censorious moral beliefs, especially one who regards pleasure and luxury as sinful or self-indulgent.

Usage Example

"You don't have to be a hedonist to think that the film's gratuitous scenes were overdone."

Strongest
hedonist
libertine
Strong
sybarite
bon vivant
roué
epicure

• adjective (Context 2)

Practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior; austere and disapproving of pleasure or self-indulgence.

Usage Example

"He maintained a hedonistic work ethic that left very little time for leisure or entertainment."

Strongest
hedonistic
Strong
permissive
self-indulgent
libertine
licentious
decadent

Similar words to puritan

Words similar to puritan shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

puritanical
prude
austere
moralist
moralistic
ascetic
prudish
strait-laced
See all synonyms of puritan

• Nearby Words

purifier
purify
purist
puritan
puritanical
puritanically
puritanism

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Puritan. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/puritan
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