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conservative

[kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv] / kənˈsɜr və tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
cautious, moderate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
traditional
STRONG
cautious constant conventional firm moderate old-fashioned stable steady timid unadventurous
WEAK
bourgeois controlled fearful fogyish fuddy-duddy guarded hidebound holding to illiberal inflexible not extreme orthodox sober traditionalistic unchangeable unchanging uncreative undaring unimaginative unprogressive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incautious
STRONG
changeable inconstant unfixed unstable unsteady untrustworthy wavering
WEAK
exaggerated
ADJECTIVE
tending to preserve the status quo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
right of center right-wing
WEAK
Tory middle-of-the-road old guard old-line reactionary
Antonyms
WEAK
left-wing liberal progressive radical
NOUN
an opponent of change
Synonyms
STRONGEST
right-winger traditionalist
STRONG
classicist preserver reactionary rightist stick-in-the-mud
WEAK
Tory bitter-ender conserver conventionalist hard hat middle-of-the-roader old guard old liner standpat
Antonyms
WEAK
left-winger liberal progressive radical

Example Sentences

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He was conservative, drawing 3% a year and getting $900 a month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Like Pennsylvania, it’s effectively two states in one: densely populated, with highly-educated urban and suburban regions alongside vast rural areas that lean heavily conservative.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

He has repaired some of the rifts from Francis’ conflict with the traditionalists, and many conservative Catholics have taken a wait-and-see view in the new era.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Rinehart is one of Australia's biggest private donors to sports, charities and conservative political parties.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Thus, it is untrue that there are continents whose societies have tended to be innovative and continents whose societies have tended to be conservative.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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