Synonyms 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

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1. conservative

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

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

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1. conservative

   Synonyms:
   undestroyed, unsuppressed, stationary, unrepealed

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

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1. conservative, conservativistnoun

   a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

   Synonyms:
   conservative, conservativist

   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

2. Conservativeadjective

   a member of a Conservative Party

   Synonyms:
   conservativist

   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

3. conservativeadjective

   resistant to change

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

   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

4. conservativeadjective

   having social or political views favoring conservatism

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

   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

5. cautious, conservativeadjective

   avoiding excess

   "a conservative estimate"

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

   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

6. button-down, buttoned-down, conservativeadjective

   unimaginatively conventional

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

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

   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

7. bourgeois, conservative, materialisticadjective

   conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

   "a bourgeois mentality"

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

   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

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1. opposed to change

   Submitted by anonymous on February 16, 2020  

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1. conservativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   opposed to change

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1. List of paraphrases for "conservative":

   curator, tory, prudent, curators, conservator, conservatism, cautious, governor, governorate, careful, preservative, governors, registrar

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1. Jeb Bush:

   If he wins, he will hijack the conservative cause, everyone running for president on the Republican side, as it relates to Donald Trump, is in the witness protection program.

2. Chris Gagin:

   I don't have any illusions that my resignation's going to change the base. It's not, what I think national Republicans have to think about is if you have moderate to establishment Republicans, and certainly those on the independent side that have conservative views, if the President starts to lose us, and I'm not saying that's where it is at the moment... then the base alone's not going to be enough to carry him through.

3. Cabot Phillips:

   The university punishes students based on how controversial or offensive their words are. Well, by nature, the most controversial ideas will be the ones that are least present, and in college campuses it’s overwhelmingly conservative ideas that are not present, so it’s going to be conservative students that are facing the brunt of this, any student, it doesn’t matter political affiliation, no student should have to fear bringing up ideas that may make people a little uncomfortable.

4. President Biden:

   We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal.

5. The Prime Minister spokesperson:

   The Prime Minister has seen the footage and found it very concerning. The police have said they are looking into reports over this matter and Mark Field has also referred Mark Field to both the Cabinet Office and Conservative Party, mark Field will be suspended as minister while the investigation takes place.