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preserving

ADJECTIVE

frugal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

canny careful meticulous prudent stingy thrifty

WEAK

abstemious chary conserving discreet meager mingy parsimonious penny-pinching penny-wise provident saving scrimping sparing spartan tight tightwad unwasteful wary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless incautious spendthrift wasteful

WEAK

generous lavish spendthrifty uneconomical

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodating arresting cherishing commemorating confining embracing employing engaging having hiring holding keeping owning possessing remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

ADJECTIVE

saving

Synonyms

STRONG

compensating rescuing retaining

WEAK

reparatory

Antonyms

WEAK

wasting

ADJECTIVE

saving

Synonyms

STRONG

conservative preservative redeeming sparing

WEAK

careful chary economical provident prudent redemptory thrifty

Antonyms

WEAK

wasting

ADJECTIVE

thrifty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frugal prudent stingy

WEAK

canny careful chary cheap chintzy close close-fisted conserving mean parsimonious penny-pinching provident saving scrimpy sparing steal tight unwasteful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

generous wasteful

WEAK

extravagant spendthrift uneconomical

NOUN

conservancy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

preservation protection

STRONG

management

WEAK

conserving protecting safeguarding

NOUN

conservation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

care conservancy control maintenance management protection supervision

STRONG

attention custody economy governing guardianship keeping safekeeping salvation saving stewardship storage supervising sustentation upkeep

WEAK

cherishing conserving directing guarding managing preserval protecting safeguarding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance neglect

STRONG

negligence

WEAK

destruction spending squandering waste

NOUN

continuation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continuance continuity extension perpetuation preservation

STRONG

assiduity duration endurance furtherance increase line postscript production prolongation propagation protraction sequel succession supplement sustenance tenacity

WEAK

augmenting continuing enduring going on increasing maintaining perpetuating persisting producing prolonging protracting sustaining

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stoppage

WEAK

cessation end finish halt stop termination

NOUN

persistency

Synonyms

STRONG

assiduity continuance continuity continuum duration endurance extension furtherance increase line perpetuation persistence postscript preservation production prolongation propagation protraction sequel succession supplement sustenance tenacity

WEAK

augmenting continuing enduring going on increasing maintaining perpetuating persisting producing prolonging protracting sustaining

Antonyms

STRONG

curtailment decrease destruction end hindrance indifference ruin stoppage

Example Sentences

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Warsh has said he is committed to preserving the Fed’s independence from political pressure, and told the Senate during his hearing that Trump isn’t telling him what to do or think.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

This strategy focuses on identifying and eliminating only maladaptive senescent cells while preserving cells that still contribute to tissue repair and stability.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

A Snapchat spokesperson said it would roll out these measures while "preserving privacy protections and the ability for our community to stay connected with their real friends and family".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

They say it protects the value of students’ degrees by preserving Harvard’s reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

A dish of cooked peaches left over from her day of preserving to top it off.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

preserving

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