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conservative

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of conservative

1 tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

  • conservative baseball fans consider the new ballpark too modern-looking and plain ugly
Synonyms of conservative

archconservative, brassbound, button-down (or buttoned-down), die-hard, hidebound, mossbacked, old-fashioned, old-line, old-school, orthodox, paleoconservative, reactionary, standpat, traditional, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unprogressive
Words Related to conservative

conventional, square

devoted, faithful, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true, true-blue

blimpish, neoconservative, Tory, ultraright, ultrarightist

dowdy, fogyish (or fogeyish), fuddy-duddy, ossified, set, stodgy

right, right-wing

antiliberal, antimodern, antiprogressive, antireform, antirevolutionary
Near Antonyms of conservative

anticonventional, antiestablishment, antitraditional, extremist, radical, revolutionary

nonconformist

advanced, contemporary, modern

lefty, radical, ultraleft, ultraleftist, ultraprogressive, ultraradical
Antonyms of conservative

broad-minded, large-minded, liberal, nonconservative, nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, unconventional, unorthodox

2 not excessively showy

  • dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews
Synonyms of conservative

low-key (also low-keyed), muted, quiet, repressed, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious
Words Related to conservative

appropriate, becoming, fit, fitting, proper, suitable

modest, plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated

inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive

graceful, handsome, refined, tasteful

drab, mousy (or mousey)

practical, sensible
Near Antonyms of conservative

meretricious

graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar

baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded (or gilt), ornate, rococo

overdecorated, overdone, overwrought
Antonyms of conservative

flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)

3 having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

  • made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall
Synonyms of conservative

alert, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, safe, wary
Words Related to conservative

advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful

hypercautious

foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful

cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny, shrewd

deliberate, slow

ultracareful, ultracautious
Near Antonyms of conservative

bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome

asleep, inattentive, regardless

inconsiderate, thoughtless

lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss

imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious

absentminded, forgetful

inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned
Antonyms of conservative

careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary

conservative

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of conservative

a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are

  • proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state
Synonyms of conservative

archconservative, paleoconservative, reactionary, rightist, right-winger, Tory, traditionalist
Words Related to conservative

right, right-wing

conformist

neocon, neoconservative

diehard, standpatter

bourbon, Colonel Blimp, fuddy-duddy, square, stuffed shirt
Near Antonyms of conservative

extremist, radical, red, revolutionary, revolutionist

reformer, reformist
Antonyms of conservative

leftist, left-winger, lefty, liberal, progressive

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