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

It’s integrated into the IFEMA structure, which meant one entry gate had to be preserved. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 There's nothing of that age that's so beautifully preserved, [including] evidence of individual cells. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026 The episode became a turning point, unraveling diplomacy that had largely preserved the informal truce and halted Houthi attacks on Saudi territory. — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Among the most notable is the Acropolis in Athens with its iconic ruins of ancient civilization preserved as columned edifices, stone statues, and temple mounts. — Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the state in May, barring dispensation of mifepristone by telehealth providers and by pharmacies or mail, but the Supreme Court preserved access to the pill, keeping the lower court's order on hold. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The settlement, reached in 2001, preserved the farmer checkoff fund but ordered NPPC to, basically, stop running it. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026 Paleontologists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Liverpool John Moores University in England have documented not one, but four footprints preserved along a 23-foot-long path within the famous Hell Creek Formation. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026 This design is directly inspired by a historic Leroy tact watch created in 1810, today preserved at the Patek Philippe Museum. — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preserved

Adjective

The course was built on 650 untouched acres in 1997 by Richard Osbourne.

— Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026
Two plays after the game resumed following a lightning delay in the first quarter, Pickett-Hicks went untouched through the line and raced for a 58-yard touchdown.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of untouched

Verb

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
Hibernation on demand Hibernation is a specialty of squirrels, hamsters, and bears, but the neural circuit that triggers it is conserved across mammals, and is present in species that never hibernate in the wild—like mice.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 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

Roy Ring, production superintendent for the 583rd Missile Maintenance Squadron, said crews have maintained these systems for decades.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Vucic has refused to join EU sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and has maintained close relations with China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of maintained

Adjective

Given the pristine surroundings, the Phillipses took a strictly sustainable approach in building the property, choosing its location in a spot that would require virtually no tree removal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Ko ensured the recipe’s instructions in this book were as pristine and legible as Vongerichten’s cooking is nimble and gleaming.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of pristine

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

Verb

Both of those pitches have better protected his four-seam fastball, a pitch Nola has commanded much better.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Spacecraft are typically protected from debris impacts by some form of a Whipple shield, which has a thin outer bumper with a space between the bumper and the wall of the spacecraft.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

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