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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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Day named two examples of ETFs that offer different types of protection, with one being much more conservative than the other.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Erika Kirk, whose husband, the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was shot and killed last September, was in tears.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Global Growth Insights projects a more conservative $16.3 billion by 2035.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The controversy comes seven months after ABC briefly benched Kimmel over remarks he made in the wake of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The result, with the arrival of Western technology, is that the more entrepreneurial societies are now exploiting Western technology to overwhelm their conservative neighbors.

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

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