Synonyms of conserve

conserve

verb

kən-ˈsərv 

1

as in to preserve

to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of

the need to conserve oil and other finite fossil fuels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserve
• protect
• save
• husband
• economize
• skimp
• scrimp
• hoard
• lay up
• lay by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waste
• squander
• dissipate
• spend
• run through
• lavish
• throw away
• blow
• expend
• consume
• deplete
• drain
• clean (out)
• misspend
• exhaust
• use up
• fritter (away)
• impoverish

2

as in to maintain

to keep in good condition

conserve our national parks so that they may be enjoyed by future generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserve
• maintain
• save
• protect
• defend
• keep up
• restore
• safeguard
• sustain
• manage
• rebuild
• guard
• service
• husband
• support
• rehabilitate
• reconstruct
• care (for)
• shield
• heal
• remedy
• cure
• patch
• screen
• rejuvenate
• fix
• mend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• destroy
• disregard
• neglect
• hurt
• break
• impair
• harm
• injure
• damage
• ruin
• wreck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conserve

Recently, Friends of Big Bear Valley — the nonprofit behind the livestream — successfully raised more than $10 million to buy and conserve land near the eagle’s nest. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Unless more water is conserved, the reservoirs that have stored surplus water over the decades could shrink to the point that only the water that naturally flows into the river each year would be released downstream. — Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

For decades, California’s default answer to drought has been to ask people to conserve, and Californians have responded by making changes to their property and lifestyle. — Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Utilities Superintendent Dave Ryan asked that people continue their efforts to conserve water because town employees have to monitor three lift stations that were still without power as of late Monday afternoon. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026