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conservative

conservative

306 4.4
A person who does not want big changes and likes traditional values
  • noun
  • /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/
translation icon : conservador
  • I'm a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.
  • liberals and conservatives
  • conservatives tend to view
  • social conservatives

It's a guy in Italy who's a conservative who is pro Trump.

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Examples

  • And so I'm one of the conservative students here in the body.

  • My line as a Christian and conservative is reality.

  • So I did not grow up in a conservative household at all.

  • You were alive and a prominent conservative voice back then.

  • This is a very strong belief of conservative Americans.

  • There are millions of young conservatives in this country.

  • But Carrie Lake is trying to rally conservatives by leaning into Trump.

  • A conservative tends to advocate for preserving established beliefs and traditions in society.

  • She identified herself as a conservative who values traditional family structures and customs.

  • Many conservatives in the community support policies that protect longstanding cultural practices.

Synonyms

reactionary
vsconservative
33 8.4

Against social or political change and wanting society to go back to how it was

is resistant to change but not always seeking to reverse history
right-winger
vsconservative
30 5.4

A person who supports conservative or traditional political ideas

is more general personal resistance to change rather than party position
die-hard
vsconservative
22 7.9

Very unwilling to accept change or new ideas

is about general resistance but not necessarily extreme stubbornness
Tory
vsconservative
  • UK
15 6.0

A person who supports or belongs to the Conservative Party in the UK

is a general resistant-to-change person, not specific to UK politics
traditionalist
vsconservative
6 6.5

Holding strongly to old customs and resisting change

is similar but can apply more widely to values and opinions
conformist
vsconservative
6 6.0

Behaving in a way that follows rules instead of trying new ideas

is about resisting change, not only following rules
archconservative
vsconservative
1 8.4

Very traditional in politics and strongly against change

is the general resistant-to-change type, less extreme politically
ultraconservative
vsconservative
1 8.5

A person who strongly supports traditional beliefs and opposes social change

is the ordinary resistant person rather than an extreme activist
extreme right-winger
vsconservative
1 8.4

A person with very strict traditional political views who strongly opposes social change

is a normal cautious person, not necessarily politically extreme
mossback
vsconservative
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who has very old-fashioned views about politics or society

is general resistance to change rather than merely being old-fashioned
conservativist
vsconservative
8.5

A person who does not like change and new ideas

is the common label for people who resist change
conventionalist
vsconservative
8.2

A person who prefers traditional ways and customs

is broader and covers general resistance to change beyond customs
antiradical
vsconservative
7.4

A person who opposes extreme political change and prefers slow, moderate reform

focuses on resisting radical shifts, not on preserving traditions

Antonyms

651 3.9

A person who supports social change and people's rights

105 5.1

A person who supports social and political change to make society fairer

Compounds

17 3.7

A major political party that supports private business and smaller government

A person who keeps some Jewish laws but adapts others for modern life

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 Conservative

reactionary
8 8.6
conservative
306 4.4
moderate
85 4.6
reformer
100 3.5

Surface Forms

conservative singular
conservatives plural

Etymology

Conservative as a noun comes from the Latin conservare 'to keep'. So a conservative is someone who wants to 'keep' old ideas and values rather than change them.