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button-down

[buht-n-doun] / ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn /
ADJECTIVE
conventional
Synonyms
WEAK
boring buttoned-down conformist conservative old-fashioned strait-laced stuffy traditional unimaginative
button down
ADJECTIVE
conventional
Synonyms
STRONG
buttoned-down conservative conventional unimaginative
WEAK
boring conformist old-fashioned strait-laced stuffy traditional
VERB
classify; pigeonhole
Synonyms
STRONG
categorize characterize classify designate identify indicate list pigeonhole point rank rate recognize sort specify type
VERB
finish, close; surpass
Synonyms
STRONG
cap close consummate secure transact

Example Sentences

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Newsboy caps, button-down vests and a predominance of subtle plaids recalled "Peaky Blinders", while pocket watch chains consolidated the 1920s feel.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

In her 2024 Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, Roan is surrounded by seven femme musicians, each wearing red lipstick, blue eyeshadow, a pink button-down or a red party dress.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Restaurants hummed with more than half of their tables full, many taken up by people in the San Francisco work uniform: a button-down shirt and a puffer vest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Still in his button-down shirt and cowboy boots, the 5-foot-9 Hunter went airborne.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

I turned back to Callaway as Professor Tramble handed me a dull blue button-down shirt.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin