Entry Word: conservation

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state <everyone has a duty to aid in the conservation of our nationʼs wilderness areas>

Synonyms preservation

Related Words care, maintenance, upkeep; salvation, saving; guardianship, protection, safeguarding, safekeeping; economy, husbandry, management

Near Antonyms neglect, squandering, waste; destruction, ruin; damage, injury

2 the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition <the conservation of the nationʼs monuments and memorials> — see maintenance