Synonyms of conservative

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adjective

1

as in traditional

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traditional
• orthodox
• ultraconservative
• loyal
• reactionary
• conventional
• staunch
• faithful
• archconservative
• old-line
• traditionalistic
• unprogressive
• steadfast
• hidebound
• old-school
• old-fashioned
• devoted
• die-hard
• paleoconservative
• standpat
• true
• buttoned-down
• button-down
• mossbacked
• neoconservative
• right-wing
• true-blue
• steady
• square
• brassbound
• stanch
• Tory
• stodgy
• ultraright
• ultrarightist
• fogyish
• ossified
• right
• antiliberal
• dowdy
• antimodern
• fogeyish
• fuddy-duddy
• set
• antiprogressive
• blimpish
• antirevolutionary
• antireform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberal
• progressive
• nontraditional
• nonconservative
• unconventional
• unorthodox
• nonconventional
• radical
• extremist
• revolutionary
• broad-minded
• open-minded
• antiestablishment
• modern
• contemporary
• nonconformist
• large-minded
• advanced
• nonorthodox
• antitraditional
• anticonventional
• lefty
• ultraleft
• ultraleftist
• ultraradical
• ultraprogressive

2

as in muted

not excessively showy

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muted
• quiet
• restrained
• subdued
• repressed
• understated
• proper
• low-key
• simple
• appropriate
• unpretentious
• low-keyed
• unflashy
• fitting
• sober
• modest
• handsome
• suitable
• toned-down
• plain
• sensible
• graceful
• becoming
• fit
• practical
• unadorned
• unobtrusive
• inconspicuous
• tasteful
• undecorated
• drab
• mousy
• unnoticeable
• refined
• mousey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loud
• flamboyant
• noisy
• gaudy
• flashy
• swanky
• ostentatious
• garish
• glitzy
• swank
• splashy
• meretricious
• flaring
• vulgar
• fancy
• tawdry
• tasteless
• baroque
• tacky
• trashy
• inelegant
• gilt
• graceless
• razzle-dazzle
• gilded
• ornate
• frilly
• rococo
• overwrought
• overdecorated
• overdone

3

as in cautious

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 & Similar Words

• cautious
• careful
• wary
• alert
• circumspect
• guarded
• considerate
• chary
• safe
• thoughtful
• gingerly
• heedful
• vigilant
• attentive
• watchful
• observant
• regardful
• awake
• foresighted
• shrewd
• deliberate
• slow
• cagey
• provident
• hypercautious
• canny
• calculating
• advertent
• forethoughtful
• foresightful
• cagy
• ultracareful
• ultracautious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• careless
• reckless
• unsafe
• bold
• regardless
• impetuous
• rash
• heedless
• unmindful
• brash
• unguarded
• venturesome
• unwary
• thoughtless
• inattentive
• negligent
• lax
• incautious
• asleep
• imprudent
• inconsiderate
• neglectful
• injudicious
• remiss
• indiscreet
• forgetful
• inadvertent
• unintentional
• unplanned
• absentminded

conservative

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noun (1)

as in Tory

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 & Similar Words

• Tory
• traditionalist
• rightist
• archconservative
• reactionary
• right-winger
• right
• right-wing
• paleoconservative
• bourbon
• conformist
• neoconservative
• neocon
• square
• standpatter
• Colonel Blimp
• diehard
• stuffed shirt
• fuddy-duddy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberal
• leftist
• lefty
• red
• extremist
• progressive
• revolutionary
• revolutionist
• left-winger
• reformist
• radical
• reformer

conservativeness

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noun (2)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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