conservative
Other forms: conservatives
If you are conservative, you aren’t necessarily a card-carrying member of the Republican party (though you might be); it means you resist change.
Conservative has the word conserve in it, which means "to hold on to, or save." In a drought, you want to be conservative in your water use. If you don’t get paid that much and don’t want to use credit cards, you’d better be conservative with your money. And if you dress in a conservative way, you prefer traditional styles to new trends and fads.
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resistant to changesynonyms:blimpishpompously ultraconservative and nationalisticbuttoned-upconservative in professional mannerultraconservativeextremely conservativerightof or belonging to the political or intellectual rightantonyms:liberaltolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditioncivil-libertarianhaving or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by lawliberalistichaving or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual; favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authorityneoliberalhaving or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic valuesleftof or belonging to the political or intellectual left
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conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle classsynonyms: bourgeois, materialisticmiddle-classoccupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
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unimaginatively conventionalsynonyms: button-down, buttoned-downconventionalunimaginative and conformist
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a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideassynonyms: conservativistantonyms:liberala person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil libertiestypes:capitalista conservative advocate of capitalismconformistsomeone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)fuddy-duddya conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearancehardlinera politician who is uncompromising on a position or policyminimalista conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politicsmossbackan extremely old-fashioned conservativeextreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservativean extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalismBourbona reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)Blimp, Colonel Blimpany elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)fascistan adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian viewsRip van Winklea person oblivious to social changesTorya supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
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avoiding excess
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having social or political views favoring conservatismsynonyms:rightof or belonging to the political or intellectual right
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