Synonyms of ultraconservative

ultraconservative

adjective

ˌəl-trə-kən-ˈsər-və-tiv 

as in conservative

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

under the leadership of its ultraconservative musical director, the symphony orchestra almost never played modern pieces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conservative
• traditional
• orthodox
• archconservative
• reactionary
• conventional
• loyal
• old-line
• hidebound
• staunch
• traditionalistic
• faithful
• unprogressive
• old-school
• old-fashioned
• steadfast
• die-hard
• paleoconservative
• devoted
• standpat
• true
• button-down
• mossbacked
• neoconservative
• right-wing
• brassbound
• ultraright
• square
• true-blue
• steady
• Tory
• stodgy
• ossified
• ultrarightist
• antiliberal
• antimodern
• dowdy
• right
• fuddy-duddy
• antiprogressive
• antirevolutionary
• fogyish
• set
• blimpish
• antireform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberal
• progressive
• nontraditional
• nonconservative
• extremist
• unconventional
• unorthodox
• nonconventional
• radical
• revolutionary
• antiestablishment
• broad-minded
• open-minded
• modern
• nonconformist
• contemporary
• advanced
• nonorthodox
• large-minded
• antitraditional
• anticonventional
• lefty
• ultraleft
• ultraleftist
• ultraradical
• ultraprogressive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ultraconservative

The Baxley resident ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022 on an ultraconservative platform. — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 24 Apr. 2026

López Aliaga, the ultraconservative former mayor of Peru’s capital, Lima, focuses on a hard-line security agenda, proposing to build prisons in the country’s Amazon region, allowing judges to conceal their identities and expelling foreigners who are living illegally in Peru. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

The previous year, the Islamic Revolution had deposed Iran’s Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and installed the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and an ultraconservative Shiite theocracy. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026

Defense Department social media posts often amplify ultraconservative Christian views, The Hill noted in a Sunday story. — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2026