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 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

The beating death of ultraconservative activist Quentin Deranque in the French city of Lyon last week has pushed both the country’s far right and left flanks toward bellicosity, as both ends of the political spectrum blame the other for his death and the threat of further violence. — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026

Skakel is the fifth of seven children born to Rushton and Anne Skakel, who were fabulously wealthy and ultraconservative Catholics. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025