Synonyms for conserve
kənˈsɜrv; ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrvcon·serve

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. conserve

   Synonyms:
   applaud, benefit, care for, cherish, consider, eulogize, extol, favor, laud, panegyrize, praise, protect, regard, respect, shield, sustain, tend, uphold, vindicate

   Antonyms:
   abuse, aggrieve, damage, defame, defile, disparage, harm, ill-treat, ill-use, impose on, impose upon, injure, malign, maltreat, misemploy, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pervert, prostitute, rail at, ravish, reproach, revile, ruin, slander, victimize, vilify, violate, vituperate, wrong

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conserve, preserve, conserves, preservesverb

   fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

   Synonyms:
   preserves, preserve, conserves

   Antonyms:
   waste, blow, squander

2. conserveverb

   keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

   "Energy is conserved in this process"

   Synonyms:
   economise, preserve, husband, keep up, maintain, economize

   Antonyms:
   squander, waste, blow

3. conserve, preserve, maintain, keep upverb

   keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

   "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

   Synonyms:
   follow, asseverate, carry on, keep, economise, observe, economize, hold, husband, sustain, defend, assert, wield, uphold, maintain, keep up, keep abreast, exert, bear on, preserve, continue, save, prolong

   Antonyms:
   squander, blow, waste

4. conserve, husband, economize, economiseverb

   use cautiously and frugally

   "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

   Synonyms:
   keep up, economize, economise, maintain, preserve, save, husband

   Antonyms:
   squander, blow, waste

5. conserveverb

   preserve with sugar

   "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

   Synonyms:
   economise, preserve, husband, keep up, maintain, economize

   Antonyms:
   squander, blow, waste

Matched Categories

1. • Cooking
   • Keep
   • Preserve

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. conserveverb

   Synonyms:
   preserve, save

2. conservenoun

   Synonyms:
   preserve, JAM, confection, comfit, sweetmeat

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conserveverb

   Synonyms:
   save, preserve

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "conserve":

   retain, preserve, conservation, maintain, keep, save, retaining, conserving, preservation, preserving, retention

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conserve

   Synonyms:
   Confection (Pharmacology)
   

2. CONSERVE

   Synonyms:
   Comparison Of New Stents for Equivalency of Reduction in Vascular Events

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How to use conserve in a sentence?

1. Chris Weaver:

   From my perspective, we're trying to conserve the species, not the individual animal, and this creates a benefit when it's done in a well-regulated fashion, and the benefits go to the local community.

2. Antonio Pedro Figueira de Mello:

   The situation is serious and we need to conserve water.

3. Tumelo Matjekane:

   These parks are a huge revenue generator for South Africa, they attract tourists from all over the world. If we are not able to conserve that, those people will not come here and the impact of that on livelihoods, in the communities around the parks, and our economy — it's not measurable.

4. Craig Rowland:

   This is a tremendous success story – to go from nearly extinct to on the road to recovery, we’ve only reached this point of being able to downlist because of successful partnerships with landowners, conservation agencies, businesses, other agencies, and the work of our national wildlife refuges to conserve Fender’s butterfly.

5. Dhammika Wijayasinghe:

   Sri Lanka is showing the world that it is possible to conserve mangrove forests while also improving the lives of local people, restoring wildlife habitats, and helping to ameliorate climate change.