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

During this period, Dhillon moved away from the Review’s gleeful offensiveness toward positions suggesting a more moderate conservatism. —Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026

Legions of other conservative accounts have, as election day approaches in Hungary, offered praise of Orban along similar lines and stressed the importance of his regime’s survival to Western conservatism. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026

Kirk had built a reputation as an activist in part by showing up on college campuses to sell conservatism to NPR-loving liberals. —Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

The exhibition pairs their work together, showing the value of shocking style in a moment of conservatism. —Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026