Synonyms of conservatism

conservatism

noun

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌti-zəm 

as in conservativeness

attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conservativeness
• traditionalism
• ultraconservatism
• reactionaryism
• neoconservatism
• Toryism
• bigotry
• die-hardism
• illiberalism
• conventionalism
• fogyism
• conventionality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberalism
• progressivism
• neoliberalism
• radicalism
• extremism
• liberalness
• open-mindedness
• broad-mindedness
• nonconformity
• unorthodoxy
• nonconformism
• unconventionalism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conservatism

Three separate studies in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee discovered the same relationship between degree of Southern accent and political conservatism or liberalism. — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

At the same time, the currents of self-optimization and growing conservatism are warping the status quo toward a curve-free catwalk. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Or maybe the steady, unobtrusive creep of conservatism has been the idea all along. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026

His conservatism was seen by many as an antidote to the excesses of the 1960s and 1970s. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026