GRE vocabulary
prude
a person who is excessively proper or easily shocked, especially about sex
In a sentence
Prude in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing prude in a sentence.
She was no prude, but the film's crassness still made her wince.
Synonyms
puritanprigmoralist
Antonyms
None listed.
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Common questions
Questions about “prude”
Prude (noun) means a person who is excessively proper or easily shocked, especially about sex
Here is prude used in an example sentence: "She was no prude, but the film's crassness still made her wince."
Common synonyms for prude include puritan, prig, moralist.
Prude is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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