1. Old-fashioned and out of date
   "His standpat views on social issues were increasingly unpopular";
   - fusty, unprogressive, nonprogressive

1. Refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
   "Despite new evidence, the committee stood pat on their original decision";
   - stand firm, hold firm, stand fast

Derived forms: standing pat, stood pat, stands pat

See also: conservative

Type of: insist, take a firm stand

Encyclopedia: Stand pat