conservative β A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
conventional β Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
old-school β advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism: a military man of the old school.
antiquated β If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.
old β far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
outdated β no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.
cautious β Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
middle-of-the-road β favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
reactionary β of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
timid β lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
tory β a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
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.
constant β You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
firm β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
fuddy-duddy β a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.
quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
redneck β an uneducated white farm laborer, especially from the South.
right β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
stable β a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
steady β firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
controlled β held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
die-hard β a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.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.
hidebound β narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
traditionalistic β adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
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.
uncreative β having the quality or power of creating.
daring β People who are daring are willing to do or say things which are new or which might shock or anger other people.
unimaginative β characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
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.
uncompromising β not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
old-line β following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
ultraconservative β extremely conservative, especially in politics.
unreconstructed β stubbornly maintaining earlier positions, beliefs, etc.; not adjusted to new or current situations: an unreconstructed conservative.
convinced β If you are convinced that something is true, you feel sure that it is true.
dyed-in-the-wool β through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
extremist β A person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, esp. one who resorts to or advocates extreme action.