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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That’s a big switch for the normally conservative forecasters at the Fed.

From MarketWatch

Naveed, who has worked as a bricklayer, became involved in conservative Islamic circles in Sydney.

From The Wall Street Journal

My timelines might be too conservative if there is a push to make reliable consumer AI products.

From The Wall Street Journal

His “prove me wrong” events—the invitation to take all comers in dialogues he set up on college campuses—often went viral online and drew thousands of young voters to the conservative cause.

From The Wall Street Journal

conservative

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