well-preserved

[wel-pri-zurvd] / ˈwɛl prɪˈzɜrvd /

ADJECTIVE

well-kept

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unspoiled

WEAK

boyish childish fresh full of life girlish tender young

Example Sentences

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The fossil material includes 27 mostly well-preserved vertebra, some still connected, indicating they belonged to a fully grown snake.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

"Based on exceptionally well-preserved fossil jaws, we show that these animals reached total lengths of up to nearly 20 meters, which may have surpassed the size of large marine reptiles of the same age."

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Then go to Bilbao for its art museums, and to Vitoria-Gasteiz for Gothic cathedrals and well-preserved medieval quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Even those of us with well-preserved memories forget far more than we remember.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

At ninety-nine they began to call him well-preserved; but unchanged would have been nearer the mark.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien