Stepford
Creepily conformist suburban
Stepford describes a person, especially a woman, who is superficially perfect but robotic, conformist, and lacking in individuality or independent thought.
From the 1972 novel and 1975 film *The Stepford Wives*, in which suburban husbands replace their wives with compliant android duplicates.
A Stepford wife maintains a flawless home and appearance while suppressing her own desires; the term extends to any eerily uniform conformity: The neighborhood had a Stepford quality—every lawn identical, every smile the same.
State of being identical
- homogeneityState of sameness throughout
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- docilityReadiness to submit
- complianceAdhering to requirements
conventionality · assimilation · standardization · regimentation · groupthink · sameness · automatons · submissiveness
Self-moving mechanical device
- programmedSet with instructions
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
android · artificial · synthetic · humanoid · remote-controlled · malfunction · replacement · replica
Satirical imitation
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
critique · feminism · subversion · allegory · consumerism · patriarchy · consciousness-raising
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- psychologicalOf the mind
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- chillingCausing fear or cold
dread · paranoia · conspiracy · sinister · menace · foreboding · eerie · uncanny
Home-focused married woman
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- domesticityLife centered around home
- subservientExcessively eager to obey
doting · apron · hostess · dutiful · obedient · smiling · cheerful · accommodating
Street closed at end
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- HOAResidential community organization
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- commuterOne who travels regularly
sprawl · homeowners · landscaping · zoning · residential · Connecticut · affluent · idyllic
uniformity
State of being identical
- homogeneityState of sameness throughout
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- docilityReadiness to submit
compliance · conventionality · assimilation · standardization · regimentation · groupthink · sameness · automatons · submissiveness · acquiescence
automaton
Self-moving mechanical device
- programmedSet with instructions
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
unemotional · android · artificial · synthetic · humanoid · remote-controlled · malfunction · replacement · replica · duplicate
parody
Satirical imitation
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
dystopia · critique · feminism · subversion · allegory · consumerism · patriarchy · consciousness-raising
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- psychologicalOf the mind
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
chilling · dread · paranoia · conspiracy · sinister · menace · foreboding · eerie · uncanny · creepy
housewife
Home-focused married woman
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- domesticityLife centered around home
subservient · doting · apron · hostess · dutiful · obedient · smiling · cheerful · accommodating · nurturing
cul-de-sac
Street closed at end
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- HOAResidential community organization
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
commuter · sprawl · homeowners · landscaping · zoning · residential · Connecticut · affluent · idyllic · insular
- Fictional PlacesGotham City, Hogwarts, Mordor, Narnia, Gondor
Stepfordauthentic
Verified as original
genuine · real · unaffected · sincere · true to oneself
Stepfordindependent
Free from external control
free-thinking · autonomous · self-directed · liberated · self-determined
Stepfordnonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
individualistic · unconventional · eccentric · bohemian · free-spirited
- Stepford WivesDocile feminine duplicates
- Stepford wifeMindlessly compliant married woman