Synonyms of Victorian

Victorian

adjective

vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ən 

as in puritanical

given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals

a conservative Christian sect with a code of sexual morality that is often seen as quaintly Victorian by outsiders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puritanical
• prudish
• straightlaced
• straitlaced
• prim
• moral
• proper
• refined
• nice-nelly
• bluenosed
• decent
• priggish
• stuffy
• staid
• upright
• honest
• genteel
• virtuous
• righteous
• right

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permissive
• liberated
• wicked
• improper
• immoral
• loose
• indecent
• bad
• prurient
• lax
• lecherous
• sleazy
• depraved
• perverted
• debauched
• degenerate
• lickerish
• skanky
• degraded
• slutty
• slatternly
• sluttish
• trampy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Victorian

This version is a peach and raspberry signature soft serve made from local Victorian produce. —Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

Located in Bywater, a quiet neighborhood filled with creative and corporate professionals alike, this Orleans dwelling has a modern Victorian aesthetic perfect for families and couples looking for a getaway. —Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025

The result is three lives colliding for control of the criminal underbelly of Victorian London’s East End. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025

Our Most Popular Stories of 2021 This year, readers were into peanut butter and jelly, semi-conductors, bayonets, Victorian knitting manuals, plus the hard-working dogs of Medieval Europe. —JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025