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Adjective: conservative kun'survutiv- Resistant to change
- Having social or political views favouring conservatism
- Avoiding excess
"a conservative estimate" - cautious - Unimaginatively conventional
- button-down, buttoned-down - Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- bourgeois, materialistic Noun: conservative kun'survutiv- A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
- conservativist Adjective: Conservative- Believing in or supporting tenets of the political right
- rightist, right-wing, blue [Brit] Noun: Conservative- A member of a Conservative Party
Derived forms: conservatives, Conservatives See also: blimpish, buttoned-up, conservativism, conventional, fusty, hidebound, ideology, middle-class, moderate, mythos, nonprogressive, orthodox, political orientation, political theory, right, standpat, traditionalist, ultraconservative, unprogressive Type of: adult, fellow member, grownup, member Antonym: liberal Encyclopedia: Conservative |