PRESERVED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in untouched

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verb

past tense of preserve

as in conserved

to keep in good condition vigilantly preserving the ancient statue for future generations to enjoy

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Recent Examples of preserved

Adjective

The preserved Plum Orchard, a 30-room, 22,000-square-foot mansion originally occupied by Andrew Carnegie’s nephew, circa 1898. — Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026 Years later, advances in DNA testing allowed investigators to analyze preserved evidence that had not been testable during the original proceedings, leading military prosecutors to pursue the case and ultimately secure a conviction. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026 The preserved documents—often far more personal and revealing than the average newspaper obituary—speak to this era’s contributions to Ypsilanti, extolling leadership roles in local philanthropic and religious organizations. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2026 Allen Street is Tombstone's main street and is filled with unique vendors and preserved architecture. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026 Regardless, this is an exceedingly genteel way to end a show that previously had shown us not one, not two, but three shots of removed and preserved vulvas. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025 The expansion adds 14 new galleries, a children’s art and education studio, and new public spaces for events and programs, encompassing 17,000 square feet of interior space and four additional acres of preserved greenspace. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Some versions add preserved lemon, anchovies, capers or tomatoes. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025

Verb

Their pristine state has preserved a chemical record largely untouched by melting or extreme heat. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026 In the fall, some of the chestnuts are turned into marrons glacé to be sold directly at the counter, while others are left in the cooking syrup and preserved so they can be sold in the following spring and summer. — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 After her death, her body was frozen into a 300-pound block of ice and shipped by train to the Smithsonian, where it was preserved and remains today. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 The question now is whether Arévalo has preserved democracy as an ideal that Guatemalans believe in and, if necessary, will defend. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 Nora’s time in the office, and the relationships that blossom — and one that withers — over the course of that formative span give shape to this earnest, appealing movie about idealism lost but innocence preserved. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 An original European chandelier, once in the dining room, has been meticulously cleaned and preserved. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Can an accurate story of a system of oppression be derived from sources created and preserved by the oppressors? — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 In fact, what may be the only surviving fragment of one of her dresses has been preserved for centuries in a small English country church. — Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preserved

Adjective

But in a lawsuit filed earlier last March, Guede’s company claims progress stalled when the city’s new environmental cleanup contractor reported the previous contractor had left extensive contamination untouched.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, an officer who claimed to have been the first to examine the loft following the crimes testified that the dust on the floor was seemingly untouched, with no footprints or trailing skirts.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of untouched

Verb

Rome’s cultural superintendent, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said the grandeur of the port city as depicted in the fresco, with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas and towers, was particularly well conserved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
In Freeport, Allen has built the Bahamas Maritime Museum, where relics are cataloged, conserved, and displayed, creating local jobs and drawing tourists.

— Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of conserved

Adjective

Even though Scottish Water already recycled uncontaminated sample bottles, the Generations technology offers a much better way to process large volumes of the waste.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
The city's website also includes guidelines regarding the disposal of sandbags — only dry and uncontaminated bags should be reused, and those that have been exposed to floodwaters should be placed in residents' bulk trash piles for collection.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026

Definition of uncontaminated

Verb

Illinois families deserve affordable utility bills and a natural gas system that is safe, reliable and maintained by a skilled workforce.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
But half of the claimants dropped their suit, and Levi maintained that they were being threatened or paid off.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of maintained

Verb

Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.

— Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
New players, new coach — Roberto De Zerbi was only hired in late March and saved the team from relegation — but the same old cultural problems?

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of saved

Adjective

Comporta and Melides have their beach clubs and their destination dining, but strict laws regulating construction have for now prevented the kind of overdevelopment that can disrupt such an unspoiled place.

— Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Like many of her neighbors, Boyd struggled without power for 13 days before her lights came back on; struggling to find a charge for her cell phone, or even find unspoiled food during that time.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of unspoiled

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