ultraconservative

adjective

ul·​tra·​con·​ser·​va·​tive ˌəl-trə-kən-ˈsər-və-tiv 

: extremely or extraordinarily conservative

an ultraconservative investment strategy

especially : very strongly favoring, adhering to, or based upon the principles of conservatism (as in politics or religion)

ultraconservative politicians/views

an ultraconservative religious sect

ultraconservative noun

plural ultraconservatives

a bill backed by ultraconservatives

ultraconservatism

ˌəl-trə-kən-ˈsər-və-ˌti-zəm 

noun

fiscal ultraconservatism

Synonyms

• archconservative
• brassbound
• button-down
• buttoned-down
• conservative
• die-hard
• hidebound
• mossbacked
• old-fashioned
• old-line
• old-school
• orthodox
• paleoconservative
• reactionary
• standpat
• traditional
• traditionalistic
• unprogressive

Examples of ultraconservative in a Sentence

under the leadership of its ultraconservative musical director, the symphony orchestra almost never played modern pieces

Recent Examples on the Web

The incident killed Raisi, a 63-year-old ultraconservative cleric who had been the Islamic Republic's president for three years and was once seen as a potential successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024

On Sunday, Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s ultraconservative president, was flying home after participating in the opening of a new dam near the Iran-Azerbaijan border. —Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024

Raisi, an ultraconservative cleric in his 60s who won a presidential election in 2021, had been seen as a favorite to succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader and who’s in his 80s. —Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 20 May 2024

Before becoming president in 2021, the ultraconservative had been the head of the judiciary. —James Hider, NPR, 20 May 2024

Greene was initially a member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, but in the summer of 2023 the group expelled her because of her pattern of attacking her conservative colleagues. —David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024

At first, Johnson sided with ultraconservative lawmakers who insisted that any assistance abroad must be paired with significant changes to border and immigration policy to address the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. —USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024

At the Capitol, the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus was urging Republicans to block the package from advancing to a final vote. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024

But Johnson isn't completely ignoring ultraconservative lawmakers in the House. —USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above