as in conservatism
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the judge is noted for his gentlemanly politeness and his judicial conservativeness
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Noun
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Politically, it is considered the bastion of conservatism in Canada, though its urban centers, Calgary and Edmonton, are more progressive.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026 -
The writer-director does see a likelihood that this could stand out to viewers as interesting at a time when a range of political leaders around the world follow a right-wing conservatism that seems to have little interest in emotions.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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But this is a different animal, with implications for the traditionalism that has long been part of baseball’s lasting appeal.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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These types favor gleaming Roman columns, tacky gilding, and oversized everything, meant to imply domination, hierarchy, and regressive traditionalism.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Conservativeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservativeness. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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