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Conservative

kənˈsəːvətɪv

Conservative definitions

adjective

Inflections:

conservative

averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values

"they were very conservative in their outlook"

Synonyms:
traditionalist traditional conventional orthodox stable old-fashioned dyed-in-the-wool unchanging hidebound
- (of dress or taste) sober and conventional
  
  "a conservative suit"
(in a political context) favouring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas

Synonyms:
right-wing traditionalist establishmentarian establishment
- relating to the Conservative Party in the UK or a similar party elsewhere
  
  "the Conservative government"
(of an estimate) purposely low for the sake of caution

"the film was not cheap—$30,000 is a conservative estimate"

Synonyms:
low cautious understated unexaggerated moderate reasonable
(of surgery or medical treatment) intended to control rather than eliminate a condition, with existing tissue preserved as far as possible

noun

Inflections:

conservative conservatives

a person who is averse to change and holds traditional values

"he was considered a conservative in his approach to Catholic teachings"

Synonyms:
right-winger rightist diehard
a person favouring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas

"many conservatives remain opposed to mandates"
- a supporter or member of the Conservative Party in the UK or a similar party elsewhere