Conservative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Conservative is a noun meaning A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
Meaning
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
More Meanings
- (politics) One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
- Cautious, moderate.
- Tending to resist change or innovation.
- Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.
- (US, Canada, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
- (British, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
- (especially US, Canada, politics) One who seeks to promote traditions in a particular domain (e.g. a fiscal conservative or a social conservative).
Example Sentences
India is a conservative land. The gods do not change.
The chef added a conservative amount of salt to the dish.
At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.
The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.
Word Forms
- conservatives
Synonyms for conservative
Depending on context, synonyms include conventional, moderate, right, cautious, fusty, buttoned-up.
Antonyms for conservative
Common opposites include liberal, progressive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ultraconservative, bourgeois, middle-class, traditionalist, conventional, materialistic.
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