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

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And the company’s “mic drop” guidance could even be conservative, Muse said, leading him to wonder “where do we go from here?”

From MarketWatch

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a bishop from Illinois as the new leader of New York’s Catholic archdiocese, succeeding conservative Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is retiring.

From The Wall Street Journal

The conservative media personality and former Secret Service agent has served in the role for just nine months.

From Salon

The great conservative journalist Norman Podhoretz often quoted a line by George Orwell.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company that specializes in selling conservative and true-crime programming will remain independently operated.

From Los Angeles Times

conservative

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