Synonyms for conservative
- adjective
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Bourgeois
Other
ultra-conservative, right-wing, cautious, orthodox, moderate US, right, traditional, risk-averse, conventional, prudent, button-down, tight-assed informal, tight-arsed UK
Noun
traditionalist, fogey UK, fogy US, mossback informal rare US, mossyback informal rare US
Definitions
- adj. 1
Cautious, moderate.
The chef added a conservative amount of salt to the dish.
- n. 1
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- conservatives → traditionalists, fogeys, mossbacks, mossybacks…
Example sentences
- bourgeois Marriage is the true fortress of bourgeois morality.
- materialistic Tom doesn't seem to be as materialistic as Mary.
- traditional Tom and Mary live in a traditional Japanese house.
- orthodox Orthodox Christians prefer to baptize by immersion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| conservative | steady | |
| bourgeois | falling | |
| materialistic | steady | |
| traditional | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fogy2
- 5 letters
- right1, fogey
- 7 letters
- prudent2
- 8 letters
- moderate3, orthodox3, cautious2, burgeois, mossback
- 9 letters
- bourgeois2, mossyback
- 11 letters
- traditional4
- 12 letters
- conventional4
- 13 letters
- materialistic6
- 14 letters
- traditionalist5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fogy2 = 2 syllables).