conservative
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4.1
- adjective
- /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/
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conservador
- Next they used a very conservative estimate of just three ballots per Dropbox visit.
- a conservative estimate
- a conservative approach
- fiscally conservative
I wasn't being conservative with with my my approach.
- I wasn't being conservative with with my my approach.
- But he's, he's a, he's just a very conservative investor, investor.
- I've taken with a small C fairly conservative measures.
- Yeah, very conservative, just baseline estimate.
- You know, he he doesn't advocate a very conservative position with a lot of bonds and, and cash.
- And then, you know, practice and nuanced and, you know, appropriately conservative and caveated communication style.
- I do think the podcast has suffered from being a little conservative.
Examples
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My conservative estimate is that this was a strike force of at least 10 men.
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Well, these are actually very conservative projections.
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So if we change it all the way to conservative estimates.
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Well, so we made very conservative choices during the entire game.
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I actually thought that was a conservative estimate.
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We feel that one gram per day would be a very conservative amount.
Academic text (1990) -
However, despite the variation of estimates, the following examples represent the most conservative accounting available.
Academic text (1992) -
Thus, we should expect to observe a conservative bias in the firm's decisions that have future consequences.
Academic text (1992) -
Nevertheless, they provide a conservative basis for estimating the size of target populations.
Academic text (1990) -
To be conservative, I estimate that the project will cost around fifteen thousand dollars.
Synonyms
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2.9
Careful to avoid risk or mistakes
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6.2
Being careful and thinking ahead when you make decisions
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7.9
Careful about possible risks before acting or deciding
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.7
A major political party that supports private business and smaller government
A branch of Judaism that keeps tradition but adapts some religious laws for modern life
A branch of Judaism between Orthodox and Reform that keeps tradition while allowing modern study and change
How Cautious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conservative in the sense 'cautious' also comes from the Latin conservare, with con- 'together' and servare 'to keep'. So a conservative estimate is a careful, low number that 'keeps back' risk and avoids being too optimistic.