Conservatism

/kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/

Synonyms for "conservatism" (111 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Noun(10 words)
Adjective(2 words)
conventional practicesearthbound tendencies

Strong matches (33)

Noun(7 words)
earthboundness in educationfossilizationheritage preservationinertiainertiasinflexibilityinércia
Verb(3 words)
maintain status quomaintaining status quomaintains status quo

Related words (55)

Verb(3 words)
oppose changepreserve status quoresist change
Noun(20 words)
orthodoxypersistent cultural stagnationpessimismportuguese conservadorpurismreform resistantresistances to changeslow pace of changesnobberystability biasstability mindsetstatus quostatus quo biasstatus quo ideastatus quo preservationsstatus quoismstodginessstucknesstradition basedtraditionalism
Adjective(2 words)
political status quosswedish konservativ

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
attitudebehavioral traitbeliefsideologymovementpolitical orientationpolitical theory

More specific

9 entries
constitutional conservatismcultural conservatismeconomic conservatismfiscal conservatisminertiareligious conservatismrisk aversionsocial conservatismstatus quo bias

Collocations

6 entries
conservatism movementeconomic conservatismpolitical conservatismprinciples of conservatismreligious conservatismsocial conservatism

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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In the battle of ideas, science defeated conservatism.

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I do not believe in conservatism.

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I am not a fan of conservatism.

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I'm not a fan of conservatism.

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