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conservatism

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of conservatism

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 of conservatism

conservativeness, die-hardism, reactionaryism, traditionalism, ultraconservatism

Words Related to conservatism

neoconservatism, Toryism

bigotry, illiberalism

conventionalism, conventionality, fogyism (or fogeyism)

Near Antonyms of conservatism

extremism, radicalism

nonconformism, nonconformity, unconventionalism, unorthodoxy

Antonyms of conservatism

broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberalness, open-mindedness, progressivism

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