Synonyms for preservation
ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃənpreser·va·tion

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1. preservation

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

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

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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

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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":

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How to use preservation in a sentence?

1. Friedrich August von Hayek:

   We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice.

2. James Patterson:

   They are willfully violating the Heritage Preservation Act. The City has broken state law.

3. Ehren Fournier:

   Decisions regarding fertility preservation need to be made quickly so the patient can start their oncologist’s treatment plan, it is difficult to expect a patient to try to anticipate the future legal consequences of their fertility treatment while being faced with those competing pressures.

4. Craig Robinson:

   Evangelical voters are looking for a thoughtful leader at a time like this, not someone who is simply an agitator, it's the next battle, the preservation of the free exercise clause contained in the First Amendment, that they need to be concerned with.

5. Yellowstone National Park:

   As managers of Yellowstone National Park, we balance the preservation of park resources with public safety, our decision takes into account the facts of the case, the goals of the bear management program, and the long-term viability of the grizzly bear population as a whole, rather than an individual bear.

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