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. Robert Service:

   Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

2. 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.

3. Douglas Kenney:

   I mean, that's predictable, and states like California have certainly known this is coming. What can they do? Well, they can look to the other sources of supply, they can conserve water, they can look for creative deals ... it's not something that sneaks up on anyone.

4. Pope Francis:

   Every people deserves to conserve its identity without being ideologically colonized.

5. Suzanne Smith:

   They are an endangered species. So we need to work together to protect and conserve them.