hidebound

adjective
UK: /ˈhaɪdbaʊnd/
US: /ˈhaɪdbaʊnd/

  1. Unwilling to change because of tradition or old ideas.

    1. The hidebound manager refused new ideas.
    2. The hidebound committee was unwilling to consider any modern approaches to the problem.

Synonyms

conservative traditional conventional set in one's ways

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "hidebound" is /ˈhaɪdbaʊnd/ in British English and /ˈhaɪdbaʊnd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hidebound": conservative, traditional, conventional, set in one's ways.

Example usage of "hidebound": "The hidebound manager refused new ideas.". More examples on the page.