Antonyms of adj puritanical

2 of 3 senses of puritanical

Sense 2
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian -- (exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts")

INDIRECT (VIA proper) -> improper -- (not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course")

Sense 3
blue (prenominal), puritanic, puritanical -- (morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior")

INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent -- (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents")

Similarity of adj puritanical

3 senses of puritanical

Sense 1
puritanical -- (of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism)

Sense 2
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian -- (exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts")
       => proper (vs. improper) -- (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners")

Sense 3
blue (prenominal), puritanic, puritanical -- (morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior")
       => nonindulgent (vs. indulgent), strict -- (characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint)