Synonyms of conserving

conserving 1 of 3

noun

as in preserving

the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition

the conserving of such national treasures as the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during its famous bombardment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserving
• preservation
• maintenance
• conservation
• keep
• upkeep
• care and feeding
• sustentation
• support
• sustaining
• conservancy
• safeguarding
• protection
• guarding
• defense
• custody
• guardianship
• safekeeping
• care

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglect
• disregard
• negligence
• destruction
• harm
• damage
• injury
• demolition
• inattention
• ruin
• hurt
• dereliction
• ruination

conserving

2 of 3

adjective

as in saving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserving
• saving
• economical
• sparing
• thrifty
• frugal
• economizing
• provident
• scrimping
• prudent
• foresighted
• forehanded
• penny-wise
• pinching
• foresightful
• parsimonious
• spare
• miserly
• stingy
• tightfisted
• niggardly
• penurious
• cheap
• stinting
• penny-pinching
• close
• niggard
• closefisted
• tight
• mean

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wasteful
• profligate
• spendthrift
• prodigal
• squandering
• unthrifty
• improvident
• liberal
• generous
• charitable
• bountiful
• shortsighted
• unselfish
• munificent
• thriftless
• unsparing
• extravagant
• lavish
• indulgent
• openhanded
• freehanded

conserving

3 of 3

verb

present participle of conserve

1

as in protecting

to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of

the need to conserve oil and other finite fossil fuels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserving
• protecting
• saving
• husbanding
• economizing
• hoarding
• scrimping
• skimping
• laying up
• laying by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wasting
• blowing
• squandering
• dissipating
• running through
• spending
• throwing away
• draining
• consuming
• expending
• depleting
• lavishing
• cleaning (out)
• exhausting
• frittering (away)
• misspending
• impoverishing
• using up

2

as in maintaining

to keep in good condition

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserving
• maintaining
• saving
• protecting
• defending
• restoring
• keeping up
• safeguarding
• sustaining
• managing
• guarding
• rebuilding
• servicing
• supporting
• rehabilitating
• reconstructing
• shielding
• curing
• husbanding
• healing
• remedying
• caring (for)
• fixing
• screening
• rejuvenating
• patching
• mending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding
• destroying
• breaking
• hurting
• damaging
• impairing
• injuring
• wrecking
• ruining
• harming