What is another word for conservative?

Common synonyms for conservative include conservativist.

What is the plural of conservative?

The plural of conservative is conservatives.

/kənˈsɝvətɪv/noun, adjective4 syllables

Conservative means: resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion.

noun, as in a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

conservativist

adjective, as in resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion

blimpish, buttoned-up, fusty, standpat, unprogressive, nonprogressive, hidebound, traditionalist, ultraconservative, orthodox, right

adjective, as in unimaginatively conventional

button-down, buttoned-down, conventional

adjective, as in conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class

bourgeois, materialistic, middle-class

adjective, as in avoiding excess

adjective, as in having social or political views favoring conservatism

adjective

resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion

unimaginatively conventional“a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business”

conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class“a bourgeois mentality”

avoiding excess“a conservative estimate”

having social or political views favoring conservatism

noun

a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

a member of a Conservative Party

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

On the whole, the older a man grows, the more conservative he becomes.Mrew2Vier
In every society, there are conservative and progressive elements.Nylez
The color blue is often associated with cold temperatures, water, and conservative politics.mailohilohi
In the election, conservatives and progressives were fighting each other.Album9505
Idealism has always been and remains a philosophy serving the conservative and reactionary classes.AlanF_US
I think that your mother has brought you up in a very conservative manner.Piteris
The union exerts a dominant influence on the conservative party.unknown
The union has a dominant influence on the conservative party.unknown

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as a noun