CONSERVATIVE Synonyms: 219 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

kən-ˈsər-və-tiv

as in traditional

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions conservative baseball fans consider the new ballpark too modern-looking and plain ugly

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as in muted

not excessively showy dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews

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as in cautious

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall

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conservative

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noun

as in Tory

a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state

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Months after conservative blowback led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost donations, the organizer remains undaunted and ready to quadruple her impact. —

Eva Reign, Them, 24 Oct. 2024 Extrapolating on this, considering Japan is a particularly bad case of decline, my conservative global estimate was a 0.5% to 1.5% annual drop in oil demand year-over-year, beginning in about a decade. —

Ansel Lindner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

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The researchers found that conservatives shared more information from low-quality news sites on social media than liberals did. —

F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024 The decision comes as a mild surprise because the court’s conservatives have repeatedly blocked the EPA’s more ambitious climate change plans. —

David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conservative

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