Synonyms for conservation
ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃəncon·ser·va·tion

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1. conservation

   Synonyms:
   preservation, keeping, protection, guardianship, maintenance, stabilisation, perpetuation

   Antonyms:
   neglect, exposure, abrogation, destruction, abolition

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1. conservation, preservationnoun

   an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

   Synonyms:
   preservation, saving

2. conservationnoun

   the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

   Synonyms:
   preservation

3. conservationnoun

   (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations

   Synonyms:
   preservation

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1. • Physics
   • Preservation
   • Principle

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1. conservationnoun

   Synonyms:
   preservation

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1. conservationnoun

   Synonyms:
   preservation, maintenance, keeping

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1. List of paraphrases for "conservation":

   preservation, retention, conserving, conservancy, conserve, maintenance, preserving, storage, curatorial, protection, keeping, shelf, preserve, preservative, conserved, conservationist, care, nursing, retaining, retain, saving, storing, savings

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1. Stuart Pimm:

   It totally ignores the very practical realities of what conservation is about.

2. Tyler Sniff:

   This is good news for whale conservation worldwide.

3. Edward J. Laurent:

   Explicitly connecting how people describe the natural world in different ways is a top conservation priority.

4. Natalie Cooper:

   We were quite surprised by this as we thought things would be getting better, it could be unconscious bias where people don't even realize they're selecting males, it could be passive in that males are easier to catch or easier to see in the wild, or maybe conservation concerns leading collectors to avoid females.

5. Benjamin Abbott:

   We really encourage everyone from an individual water user up to the governor’s office and the federal government to focus on conservation, that is the only way that we can get enough water to the Great Salt Lake in time to save it.