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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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

"We gained access to exceptionally well-preserved mammoth tissues unearthed from the Siberian permafrost, which we hoped would still contain RNA molecules frozen in time," adds Emilio Mármol.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

The remains were discovered during a 2004 dig at Driffield Terrace, in York, a site now thought to be the world's only well-preserved Roman gladiator cemetery.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

On Dec. 20, Rally is IPOing a “rare and remarkably well-preserved Stegosaurus” that is currently being excavated in Albany County, Wyoming.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2024

There Was a real skull of a medium-size animal, maybe a cat or a skunk, and a well-preserved dead tarantula.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder