Synonyms for preservation
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Noun
1. Conservation
conservation, saving, protection, maintenance, safety, security, retention, care, keeping, salvation, defense US, defence UK, guardianship
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
Related words
- Word family
- preservationist
Forms
- Plural
- preservations → conservations, savings, protections, maintenances…
Example sentences
- protection They may properly claim the protection of the law.
- saving A national campaign for energy saving is underway.
- maintenance You should perform regular maintenance on your car.
- conservation He runs a community conservation group in Algeria.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| preservation | falling | |
| protection | steady | |
| saving | steady | |
| maintenance | falling | |
| conservation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- care1
- 6 letters
- safety2, saving2
- 7 letters
- defense2, keeping2, defence2
- 8 letters
- security4
- 9 letters
- salvation3, retention3
- 10 letters
- protection3
- 11 letters
- maintenance3
- 12 letters
- conservation4, guardianship4, perpetuation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (safety2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- préservation
- Italiano
- preservazione