as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
members of the religious sect are positively paleoconservative in their beliefs on the proper role of women
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as in rightist
a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are
paleoconservatives who would never sanction gambling casinos in their state
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Recent Examples of paleoconservative
Jeet Heer, New Republic, 22 Sep. 2017
In his final act of excommunication, Buckley took a stand against the paleoconservative Pat Buchanan in 1991 for expressing opposition to the Persian Gulf war in terms that were both incendiary and undeniably anti-Semitic.
—Damon Linker, New York Times, 8 May 2017
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The New York Times columnist has penned an unusually smart article identifying the late paleoconservative writer Samuel T. Francis as a prophet of Trumpism.
—Jeet Heer, New Republic, 22 Sep. 2017
In his final act of excommunication, Buckley took a stand against the paleoconservative Pat Buchanan in 1991 for expressing opposition to the Persian Gulf war in terms that were both incendiary and undeniably anti-Semitic.
—Damon Linker, New York Times, 8 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paleoconservative
Adjective
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At the same time, Takaichi is known for her hardline conservative views, like her mentor former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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This tradition blurs the lines between right and left, progressive and conservative.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Current challenges Building Electric Road Systems (ERS) is significantly more expensive than traditional highway construction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some suggest this is because climate change is interfering with the flowering and pollination of some of the animals’ traditional sources of food.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The late Presbyterian pastor Tim Keller warned that America’s two-party system draws arbitrary lines across orthodox Christianity.—
Abby McCloskey,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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An ultra-orthodox school sat adjacent to the library, and its staff supplied the settlers with sleeping mats and air conditioning for the long night.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Paleoconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paleoconservative. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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