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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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As you mention, you may need to maintain flexibility through part-time work and/or a more conservative withdrawal strategy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Polls by independent institutes predict a sweeping victory for the Tisza party led by pro-European conservative Peter Magyar.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Those types of arguments have elicited salty responses from Huang, tech entrepreneur Adam Miller and conservative reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

For months, two neighbours, Democrat Gareth Fenley and conservative John Miller, have been united in the same daily mission.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Among the supposedly conservative Aboriginal Australians as well, there are receptive societies along with conservative ones.

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