Another word for conservative
conservative
modif.
traditional, reactionary, conventional, moderate, unprogressive, illiberal, right-wing, ultraconservative, conserving, holding to, preserving, unchanging, stable, constant, firm, obstinate, inflexible, opposed to change, cautious, careful, sober, Tory, rightist, right-of-center, taking no chances, timid, not extreme, undaring, disliking novelty, die-hard, old-line, unreconstructed, hidebound, rearguard, in a rut*, in a groove*, standpat*; see also careful, moderate 3.
Antonyms liberal*, progressive, risky.
conservative
n.
reactionary, right-winger, preserver, die-hard, conserver, champion of the status quo, opponent of change, classicist, traditionalist, moderate, Tory, Whig, Federalist, Bourbon, rightist, fundamentalist, standpat, ultraconservative, obstructionist, conventionalist, John Bircher, Reaganite, (old) fogy, mossback*, fossil*, Neanderthal*, stick-in-the-mud*, square*.
Antonyms radical*, progressive, liberal.
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Another word for conservative
Strongly favoring retention of the existing order:
orthodox, right, rightist, right-wing, Tory, traditionalist, traditionalistic. See keepKept within sensible limits:
discreet, moderate, reasonable, restrained, temperate. See plain, restraintClinging to obsolete ideas:
backward, reactionary, unprogressive. See politicsAble to preserve:
preservative, protective. See help
One who strongly favors retention of the existing order:
orthodox, rightist, right-winger, Tory, traditionalist. See keep
MLA Style
"conservative." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 12 June 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/CONSERVATIVE>.
APA Style
conservative. (n.d.). Retrieved June 12th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/CONSERVATIVE
