stick-in-the-mud

as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas the committee is dominated by old stick-in-the-muds who have little interest in bringing new ideas to the table

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Recent Examples of stick-in-the-mud David Corenswet plays, quite literally, a stick-in-the-mud character. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 In the Herbert Ross film, Bacon played big-city teen Ren McCormack, who moves to the small town of Bomont, where its stick-in-the-mud local minster, the Rev. Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), has instituted a ban on dancing. EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick-in-the-mud
Noun
  • Robby Soave delivers radar on a new study released by Nate Silver that suggests that 45 percent of liberal voters reported having poor mental health compared with 19 percent of conservatives.
    The Hill, The Hill, 4 June 2025
  • What grievances have Trump and high-profile conservatives aired with U.S. banks? Criticism amongst conservatives and Republicans have long been aimed at banking institutions for imposing restrictions on firearms and other issues.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • It was founded by Google veteran Jeff Shardell in Taos, New Mexico.
    Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • With Jarrett and the rookie Turner entering the rotation with Dexter and returning veteran tackles Chris Williams, Zacch Pickens and Jonathan Ford, the Bears have created some healthy competition at defensive tackle.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.
    Alison Snyder, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
  • And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • The fossils are estimated to be 233 million years old.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
  • The vegetation found in the fossil deposit suggests multiple tsunamis occurred within the span of two million years, reports Hannah Richter for Science.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025

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“Stick-in-the-mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick-in-the-mud. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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