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
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Recent Examples of ultraconservative
Members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, by contrast, have pledged to vote against any funding package that includes an extension of ACA tax credits.
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Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Their son becomes engaged to the daughter of an ultraconservative politician.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
Progress on the bill stalled after ultraconservative members of the House Freedom Caucus demanded further changes, including tax cuts, sweeping changes to Medicaid and food benefits, border security, defense funding and more.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 May 2025
For years, the Kremlin had been building an ultraconservative, revisionist ideology centered on antimodern values.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ultraconservative
Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Their son becomes engaged to the daughter of an ultraconservative politician.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
Progress on the bill stalled after ultraconservative members of the House Freedom Caucus demanded further changes, including tax cuts, sweeping changes to Medicaid and food benefits, border security, defense funding and more.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 May 2025
For years, the Kremlin had been building an ultraconservative, revisionist ideology centered on antimodern values.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultraconservative
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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
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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
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“Ultraconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraconservative. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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