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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How to use preservation in a sentence?

1. Chris Damas:

   What CF is doing is classic corporate self-preservation in a world where there are well-financed people trying to get in to their core Midwest and U.S. Gulf Coast nitrogen market.

2. Maidstone Museum:

   Additional research and conservation will be undertaken in order to respect and care for the baby as a person, maintaining the highest standards of ethical responsibility for the preservation of human remains.

3. Tereza Cristina:

   Sorry, Gisele Bundchen, you should be our ambassador, to say that your country preserves, that your country is on the global vanguard of preservation, and don't come here saying bad things about Brazil without knowledge of the facts.

4. Alex Phillips:

   Content was submitted by third parties and was not associated with or endorsed by the conference in any official capacity, american Priority rejects all political violence and aims to promote a healthy dialogue about the preservation of free speech. This matter is under review.

5. Clark Kerr:

   A university anywhere can aim no higher than to be as British as possible for the sake of the undergraduates, as German as possible for the sake of the public at large-and as confused as possible for the preservation of the whole uneasy balance.