Meaning & Definition of Conservative in English
English⟶
Conservative
/kənsərvətɪv/
noun
1. A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
synonym:
- conservative,
- conservativist
2. A member of a conservative party
synonym:
- Conservative
adjective
1. Resistant to change
synonym:
- conservative
2. Having social or political views favoring conservatism
synonym:
- conservative
3. Avoiding excess
- "A conservative estimate"
synonym:
- cautious,
- conservative
4. Unimaginatively conventional
- "A colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- newsweek
synonym:
- button-down,
- buttoned-down,
- conservative
5. Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- "A bourgeois mentality"
synonym:
- bourgeois,
- conservative,
- materialistic
Examples of using
I'm conservative.
So what is the secret to a school course in mathematics being conservative?
The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.