conservative

con-serv-a-tive · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Holding traditional values and opposed to rapid change.

  2. 2.

    A person who holds conservative views.

  3. 3.

    (In politics) Favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and traditional values.

  4. 4.

    Moderate or cautious, especially in estimates.

  5. 5.

    Traditional or conventional in style.

Related words

Antonyms: adventurous, liberal, progressive, radical
See also: liberal, progressive, traditional
Synonyms: cautious, conventional, moderate, traditional

Etymology

From Latin conservare ("to preserve, keep safe"), from con- ("together") + servare ("to keep, guard").