On the whole, the older a man grows, the more conservative he becomes.
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Conservative
/kənˈsɜːvətɪv/
Synonyms for "conservative" (280 found)
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Closest matches (56)
Adjective(17 words)
cautiousanalog traditionalistanti revolutionaryantirevolutionaryantirevolutionary stancebourgeoisbutton-downbuttoned-downcareful irrigationclassical art techniqueclassical history scholarshipclassical philosophyclosefistedconformistconventional methodcrotchetycultural resistance
antediluvianantiqueback numberbackwardbigotedbircherbitter-enderbourboncarefulcautiouscentristcharycircumspectclockwisecompromiserconformistconservationalconservationistconservatistconservatory
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Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (84)
dextropedaldextrorotarydextrorsedie harddie-harddieharddiscreetdodoeconomicalelderepistle sideextremeextreme right-wingerfogyfogyishfossilfrugalfudfuddy duddyfuddy-duddy
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fundamentalistgrannyhard hathas beenhas-beenheelerhideboundimperialistkeepinglabouritelaudator temporis actilonghairloyalistmatriarchmethuselahmid victorianmid-victorianmiddle-of-the-roadmiddle-of-the-roadermoderatemoderationistmoderatistmonarchistmossbacknarrow-mindedneutralnonprogressiveoffold believerold crockold dodoold fogyold lineold linerold manold poopold schoolold timerold womanold-fashionedold-fogyish
Noun(9 words)
dutch conservatiefenvironmental collapsefogeysfundygoldwatermass balancemcclellanmost oldfashionedneoconservative
Adjective(12 words)
faintheartedfiscal activityfustiestinertialinstructional traditionjudiciouslow risk investormaterialisticmoderatemodest amountmoral regressionnonoperative treatment
Verb(2 words)
Related words (140)
old-lineold-timeropposed to changeorthodoxparochialpartisanparty faithfulparty hackparty manparty memberparty wheelhorsepatriarchpoliticpoppopspreservativepreservatorypreservingproperprotective
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prudentpullbackpuristradical rightreactionaristreactionaryreactionistreasonablerectoregistered democratregistered republicanregularregular old fogyrelicrepublicanrestrainedrightright fieldright handright of centerright sideright wingright wingerright-handright-wingright-wingerright-wingishrightistroyalistsafesavingslowsobersocial darwinistsoundsquarestablestalwartstandardstandpatstandpatterstarboardstarboard tackstaretsstick-in-the-mudtemperatetorytraditionaltraditionalisttraditionalistictrue-blueultraconservativeunexcessiveunextravagantunextremeunprogressiveward heelerwarywheelhorsewhig
Adjective(37 words)
orthodoxovercautiouspolitical conservativepre revolution eraprissiestprudentprudent personprudentialpuritanicalright-wingrisk averse investorrisk-avoiderscleroticsobersidedspanish conservadorstaiderstatus-quo policiesstodgierstodgiestsustainable practice
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swedish konservativthermidorian reactiontradition based educationtradition based methodtraditionaltraditional arttraditional concepttraditional holidaystraditional lawtraditional methodtraditionalisttweediertweediestunenlightenedunimaginativeunreconstructeduptight
Noun(23 words)
ossifyingpolitical status quoportuguese conservadorpreppiepuristsreactionariesrearguardreform resistantrightistsrisk averse personschool clothingsobersidesspring energy conservingstatus quo biasstatus quo defenderstatus-quo stanceteaching caveattradtradition basedtradition based learning
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More general
14 entriesMore specific
10 entriescapital preserving investoreconomic conservativefiscal conservatismlow risk investorneoconservativeorthodox stanceprudent typerisk-avoidersocial conservatismtraditionalist
Collocations
10 entriesconservative approachconservative dressconservative estimateconservative ideologyconservative partyconservative politicsconservative stanceconservative valuesconservative voterpolitical conservative
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
14 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 25 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- պահպանողական noun (political conservative)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- mühafizəkar noun (political conservative)
Belarusian
1 entries- кансерва́тар noun (political conservative)
Bulgarian
1 entries- консерватор noun (Canadian conservative)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 保守派 noun (political conservative)
Finnish
3 entries- konservatiivi noun (political conservative)
- konservatiivi noun (Canadian conservative)
- vanhoillinen noun (political conservative)
French
3 entries- conservateur noun (political conservative)
- conservateur noun (Canadian conservative)
- conservatrice noun (political conservative)
Georgian
1 entries- კონსერვატორი noun (political conservative)
German
1 entries- Konservativer noun (political conservative)
Greek
1 entries- συντηρητικός noun (political conservative)
Hebrew
2 entries- שמרן noun (political conservative)
- שמרנית noun (political conservative)
Hungarian
1 entries- konzervatív noun (political conservative)
Irish
2 entries- coimeádach noun (political conservative)
- coimeádaí noun (political conservative)
Italian
2 entries- conservatore noun (political conservative)
- conservatrice noun (political conservative)
Japanese
1 entries- 保守派 noun (political conservative)
Korean
2 entries- 보수주의자 noun (political conservative)
- 보수파 noun (political conservative)
Malay
1 entries- konservatif noun (political conservative)
Manx
2 entries- cumaadagh noun (political conservative)
- cumaadagh noun (Canadian conservative)
Polish
1 entries- konserwatywny noun (political conservative)
Portuguese
1 entries- conservador noun (political conservative)
Romanian
2 entries- conservatoare noun (political conservative)
- conservator noun (political conservative)
Russian
2 entries- консерва́тор noun (political conservative)
- консерва́тор noun (Canadian conservative)
Spanish
1 entries- conservador noun (political conservative)
Swedish
1 entries- konservativ noun (political conservative)
Ukrainian
1 entries- консерва́тор noun (political conservative)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
On the whole, the Japanese are conservative.
Source: tatoeba (21816)
The English are generally a conservative people.
Source: tatoeba (26134)
Englishmen are, on the whole, conservative.
Source: tatoeba (26135)
Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.