All conservative synonyms
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C c adj conservative
- cautious β Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- traditional β of or relating to tradition.
- timid β lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- reactionary β of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- middle-of-the-road β favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
- firm β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- right β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- constant β You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
- redneck β an uneducated white farm laborer, especially from the South.
- steady β firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- fuddy-duddy β a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.
- stable β a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- bourgeois β If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.
- tory β a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- conventional β Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- die-hard β a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
- fearful β causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- guarded β cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- illiberal β narrowminded; bigoted.
- inflexible β not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- obstinate β firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- orthodox β of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- right-wing β members of a conservative or reactionary political party, or those opposing extensive political reform.
- sober β not intoxicated or drunk.
- unchangeable β liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchanging β to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- unimaginative β characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- controlled β held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
- hidebound β narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
- traditionalistic β adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- uncreative β having the quality or power of creating.
- unprogressive β favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- old guard β the imperial guard created in 1804 by Napoleon: it made the last French charge at Waterloo.
noun conservative
- right wing β members of a conservative or reactionary political party, or those opposing extensive political reform.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- traditionalist β adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- stick-in-the-mud β someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
- diehard β a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
- rightist β of or relating to conservative or reactionary political views; noting or characteristic of the political Right.
- preserver β to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- classicist β A classicist is someone who studies the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy.
- obstructionist β a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- fundamentalist β an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts: radical fundamentalists.
- purist β strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
adjective conservative
- conformist β Someone who is conformist behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original.
- unadventurous β inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- old-fashioned β of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- old-school β advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism: a military man of the old school.
- careful β If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.