Antonyms for conservative
kənˈsɜr və tɪvcon·ser·va·tive

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1. conservativenoun

   Synonyms:
   traditionalist

2. conservativenoun

   Tending to resist change.

   The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.

   Synonyms:
   traditionalist

3. conservativenoun

   Based on pessimistic assumptions.

   At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.

   Synonyms:
   traditionalist

4. conservativenoun

   A member of the Conservative party.

   Synonyms:
   traditionalist

5. Conservativenoun

   A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors

   Synonyms:
   traditionalist, Blue

6. conservativeadjective

   Relating to the Conservative Party.

   Synonyms:
   tory

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. conservative

   Antonyms:
   complete, constitutional, entire, essential, extreme, fundamental, ingrained, innate, native, natural, organic, original, perfect, positive, primitive, radical, thorough, thoroughgoing, total

   Synonyms:
   inadequate, incomplete, moderate, palliative, partial, slight, superficial, tentative, trial

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1. conservative

   Antonyms:
   changed, newfangled, radical, progressive, modifiable, alterable, transitional

   Synonyms:
   undestroyed, unsuppressed, stationary, unrepealed

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. conservative, conservativistnoun

   a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

   Antonyms:
   liberal, liberalist, progressive, center, left, socialised, low-class, welfarist, lower-class, unconventional, liberalistic, neoliberal, reform-minded, welfare-statist, reformist, civil-libertarian, immoderate, upper-class, socialized

   Synonyms:
   conservativist

2. Conservativeadjective

   a member of a Conservative Party

   Antonyms:
   liberalist, liberal, progressive, welfarist, center, socialised, neoliberal, upper-class, lower-class, left, civil-libertarian, low-class, liberalistic, reformist, reform-minded, socialized, welfare-statist, immoderate, unconventional

   Synonyms:
   conservativist

3. conservativeadjective

   resistant to change

   Antonyms:
   liberalist, progressive, liberal, lower-class, low-class, reform-minded, center, welfare-statist, left, socialised, unconventional, civil-libertarian, welfarist, socialized, reformist, liberalistic, neoliberal, immoderate, upper-class

   Synonyms:
   bourgeois, materialistic, button-down, buttoned-down, cautious

4. conservativeadjective

   having social or political views favoring conservatism

   Antonyms:
   progressive, liberal, liberalist, low-class, left, center, unconventional, civil-libertarian, socialized, reform-minded, neoliberal, liberalistic, upper-class, reformist, lower-class, welfarist, socialised, welfare-statist, immoderate

   Synonyms:
   bourgeois, materialistic, button-down, buttoned-down, cautious

5. cautious, conservativeadjective

   avoiding excess

   "a conservative estimate"

   Antonyms:
   liberalist, liberal, progressive, neoliberal, left, low-class, upper-class, welfare-statist, socialised, welfarist, socialized, liberalistic, lower-class, reformist, reform-minded, civil-libertarian, immoderate, unconventional, center

   Synonyms:
   bourgeois, materialistic, button-down, buttoned-down, cautious

6. button-down, buttoned-down, conservativeadjective

   unimaginatively conventional

   "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek

   Antonyms:
   progressive, liberalist, liberal, reform-minded, low-class, reformist, welfarist, upper-class, unconventional, immoderate, welfare-statist, lower-class, socialized, neoliberal, liberalistic, center, civil-libertarian, socialised, left

   Synonyms:
   bourgeois, materialistic, button-down, cautious, buttoned-down

7. bourgeois, conservative, materialisticadjective

   conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

   "a bourgeois mentality"

   Antonyms:
   liberalist, liberal, progressive, left, socialized, neoliberal, center, upper-class, unconventional, lower-class, liberalistic, immoderate, socialised, welfarist, reform-minded, welfare-statist, low-class, reformist, civil-libertarian

   Synonyms:
   bourgeois, mercenary, buttoned-down, worldly-minded, materialistic, cautious, button-down

How to use conservative in a sentence?

1. Garrett Epps:

   The dominant historical role for the court for all but a very brief period has been to be a conservative force.

2. John Dewey:

   Intellectually, religious emotions are not creative but conservative. They attach themselves to the current view of the world and consecrate it.

3. Donald Trump:

   By the time I'm finished with the presidency, after eight years of the presidency, people will say I'm a great conservative -- far greater than Jeb would ever have the ability to be.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   Tim is a very, very smart guy. He’s a very nice guy, his political views are not my political views. He is more conservative than I am.

5. Rick Parks:

   We have different investing styles - I'm more aggressive, Cindy is more conservative, we were both in good financial positions, and just felt comfortable with our own planners.

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