Conservation Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Conservation

protection
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
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care
A cause of such a mental state
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saving
A reduction in expenditure or cost.
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keeping
Reservation for future use; preservation
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keeping in a safe state
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storage
The charging or regenerating of a storage battery.
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safekeeping
A keeping or being kept in safety; protection or custody
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upkeep
Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair.
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husbandry
The act or practice of cultivating crops and breeding and raising livestock; agriculture.
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economy
Effective management of the resources of a community or system.
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environmentalism
The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development.
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conservancy
An organization dedicated to the protection of natural resources, historical buildings, etc.
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conservationism
A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources
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keeping in trust
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managing
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preservation
A preserving or being preserved
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guarding
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sustentation
Sustenance or maintenance, as with money.
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maintenance
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service
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planned management
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management
(Uncountable) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end.
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Antonyms for Conservation

misuse
(Obs.) Bad or harsh treatment
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squandering
The act by which something is squandered; wastage.
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destruction
Destruction is defined as the tearing down or dismantling or killing of something.
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neglect
The act or an instance of neglecting something:
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spending
An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent
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Words Related to Conservation

forestry
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ecology
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bio-diversity
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wildlife
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marine
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keep
What is needed to maintain a person or animal; food and shelter; support; livelihood
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environmental-conservation
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land management
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wildlife-conservation
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wetland
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custody
Any significant restraint or control over a person’s freedom to ensure his or her presence at a hearing or trial in a criminal action.
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Conservation Sentence Examples

  • The conservation policy saved the animals that were at risk.

  • Newton had divined the principle of the conservation of energy, so far as it belongs purely to mechanics.

  • From the earliest times the conservation of water has been one of the serious cares of the Arabs.

  • You can have water conservation at home.

  • The beginnings of modern thermochemistry, though made independently of the doctrine of the conservation of energy, are practically contemporaneous with the recognition of that law, and without it the science could scarcely have reached the degree of development which it rapidly attained.

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