Synonyms for preservation
ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃənpreser·va·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. preservation

   Synonyms:
   safety, security, conservation, integrity, protection, nurture, guardianship, care

   Antonyms:
   abandonment, exposure, peril, insecurity, impairment, infringement, injury, damage

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. preservation, savingnoun

   the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

   Synonyms:
   economy, saving, rescue, delivery, deliverance, conservation

2. preservationnoun

   the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

   Synonyms:
   saving, conservation

3. preservationnoun

   a process that saves organic substances from decay

   Synonyms:
   saving, conservation

4. conservation, preservationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   saving, conservation

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Improvement
   • Organic Process

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. preservationnoun

   Synonyms:
   maintenance, conservation, protection

2. preservationnoun

   Synonyms:
   security, safety, salvation

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1. List of paraphrases for "preservation":

   conservation, preserving, preserve, maintenance, retention, securement, safeguarding, protection, safeguard, preservative, conserving, conserve, maintaining, maintain, preserved

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1. List of known nicknames for "Preservation":

   Jean Daval

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1. Adam Pendleton:

   Today, Nina Simone's legacy is as important as ever, this preservation easement is another step towards ensuring that Nina Simone childhood home, and the history it embodies, persists long into the future.

2. Burmese Proverb:

   By a husband wealth is accumulated; by a wife is its preservation.

3. Lee Hsien Yang:

   LHL (Lee Hsien Loong) has made convoluted, ultimately false claims about Lee Kuan Yew's wishes. LHL is trying to suggest that because LKY signed some renovation plans in early 2012, he was open to preservation of the house.

4. Vittorio Zappalorto:

   This will undoubtedly be a deserving action that will contribute to the preservation of our architectural heritage and to the serenity of residents and tourists themselves.

5. Diogenes:

   As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.