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synonyms conservative

conservative see definition of conservative

adj cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo noun person who is cautious, moderate; an opponent of chan

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Synonyms for conservative

adj cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo

middle-of-the-road
reactionary
timid
traditional
Tory
bourgeois
Word Origin & History
constant
late 14c., conservatyf, from Middle
firm French conservatif, from Late Latin
conservativus, from Latin conservatus,
fuddy-duddy
past participle of conservare (see
quiet conserve).

redneck As a modern political tradition,

conservatism traces to Edmund Burke's
right opposition to the French Revolution
stable (1790), but the word conservative is not
found in his writing. It was coined by his
steady French disciples, (e.g. Chateaubriand,
who titled his journal defending clerical
controlled and political restoration "Le
conventional Conservateur").

die-hard Conservative as the name of a British

political faction first appeared in an 1830
fearful issue of the "Quarterly Review," in an
unsigned article sometimes attributed to
fogyish
John ...
guarded
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hard hat
hidebound
holding to
illiberal
in a rut
inflexible
not extreme
obstinate
old guard
old line
orthodox
right of center
right-wing Example Sentences for
conservative
sober
But among the veteran speculators the
traditionalistic feeling was conservative.
unchangeable It is a negative power, and is conservative
in its character.
unchanging
uncreative He was strongly opposed by the
Conservative Marquis of Chandos.
undaring
I tried to be conservative in my
unimaginative description, because I did not wish to be
accused of exaggeration.
unprogressive
white bread She is the living, distilled essence of
Conservative mothers.

The Egyptians were ...

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Antonyms for conservative

changeable
inconstant
unfixed
unstable
unsteady
untrustworthy
wavering
weak
wobbly
exaggerated
incautious
left-wing
liberal
progressive
radical

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More words related to conservative
Victorian
adjective. prudish

conservative
conventional
demure
genteel
priggish
prim
prissy
proper
puritanical
respectable
rigid
smug
square
starchy
stiff
straitlaced
stuffy
uptight

bourgeois
adjective. commonplace

Victorian
common
conservative
conventional
hidebound
illiberal
materialistic
middle-class
old-line
philistine
traditional

button down
adjective. conventional

boring
buttoned-down
conformist
conservative
conventional
old-fashioned
strait-laced
stuffy
traditional
unimaginative

button-down
adjective. conventional

boring
buttoned-down
conformist
conservative
old-fashioned
strait-laced
stuffy
traditional
unimaginative

careful
adjective. cautious; painstaking

accurate
alert
apprehensive
assiduous
attentive
chary
choosy
circumspect
concerned
conscientious
conservative
cool
deliberate
discreet
exacting
fastidious
finicky
fussy
going to great lengths
guarded
heedful
judicious
leery
meticulous
mindful
observant
particular
playing safe
precise
prim
protective
provident
prudent
punctilious
regardful
religious
rigorous
scrupulous
selfdisciplined
shy
sober
solicitous
solid
thorough
thoughtful
vigilant
wary

conventional
adjective. unoriginal

bigoted
bourgeois
commonplace
conforming
conservative
demure
doctrinal
dogmatic
drippy
hackneyed
hidebound
humdrum
illiberal
 in rut
inflexible
insular
isolationist
lame
literal
moderate
moral
narrow
narrow-minded
not heretical
obstinate
parochial
pedestrian
prosaic
puritanical
rigid
routine
rube
run-of-the-mill
sober
solemn
square
stereotyped
straight
straight-laced
strict
stuffy
uptight

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