Synonyms of the word

conservative

• n. A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
• n. (US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
• n. (US, politics) A political conservative.
• n. (US, social sciences) A social conservative.
• adj. Cautious.
• adj. Tending to resist change or innovation.
• adj. Based on pessimistic assumptions.
• adj. (US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social…
• adj. (Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
• adj. (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
• adj. Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
• adj. (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
• adj. (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish,…

adult

• n. A fully grown human or animal.
• n. A person who has reached the legal age of majority, generally 18 years of age.
• adj. Fully grown.
• adj. Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children.
• adj. Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; designating pornography.
• v. (nonstandard, rare) To (cause to) be or become an adult.

blimpish

• adj. Blimp-like in appearance or size.
• adj. (often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.

bourgeois

• adj. Of or relating to the middle class, (especially pejorative) their presumed overly conventional, conservative,…
• adj. (historical) Of or relating to the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
• adj. (Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of…
• n. (politics, collectively, usually in the plural) The middle class.
• n. (rare) An individual member of the middle class.
• n. (usually pejorative) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic)…
• n. (historical) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.
• n. (Marxism) A capitalist, (usually pejorative) an exploiter of the proletariat.
• v. (transitive) To make bourgeois.
• n. (printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.

button-down

• adj. Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.
• adj. (idiomatic) Serious; staid; businesslike.
• adj. (idiomatic) Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.
• n. A shirt with a button-down collar.

buttoned-down

• adj. (idiomatic) Alternative form of button-down.

buttoned-up

• adj. Conservative.
• adj. Carefully planned and executed.

cautious

• adj. careful; using or exercising caution; tentative.

conventional

• adj. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
• adj. Ordinary, commonplace.
• adj. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
• n. (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or…

fusty

• adj. Moldy or musty.
• adj. Stale-smelling or stuffy.
• adj. (figuratively, by extension) old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
• adj. (of wine) Tasting of the cask.

grownup

• adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for adults.
• adj. Adult; fully developed; mature.
• n. An adult. (used especially by children).

hidebound

• adj. Bound with the hide of an animal.
• adj. (of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened…
• adj. (of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
• adj. (of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
• adj. (obsolete) Niggardly; penurious; stingy.

materialistic

• adj. Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
• adj. Of or concerning philosophical materialism.

middle-class

• adj. occupying a position between the upper class and the working class.
• adj. characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated…

moderate

• adj. Not excessive; acting in moderation.
• adj. Mediocre.
• adj. Average priced; standard-deal.
• adj. Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
• adj. (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
• n. One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
• v. (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
• v. (intransitive) To become less excessive.
• v. (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
• v. (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.

nonprogressive

• adj. Not progressive.
• n. One who is not a progressive.

orthodox

• adj. Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.
• adj. Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.
• adj. (botany, of seed, pollen, spores) Viable for a long time, viable when dried to low moisture content.

right

• adj. (archaic) Straight, not bent.
• adj. Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two…
• adj. Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
• adj. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
• adj. Healthy, sane, competent.
• adj. Real; veritable.
• adj. (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
• adj. (dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
• adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points…
• adj. Designed to be placed or worn outward.
• adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
• adv. On the right side.
• adv. Towards the right side.
• interj. Yes, that is correct; I agree.
• interj. I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
• interj. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
• interj. Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
• interj. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
• n. That which complies with justice, law or reason.
• n. A legal or moral entitlement.
• n. The right side or direction.
• n. The right hand.
• n. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
• n. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
• v. To correct.
• v. To set upright.
• v. (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
• v. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
• adv. Exactly, precisely.
• adv. Immediately, directly.
• adv. (Britain, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
• adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
• adv. In a correct manner.
• adv. (dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.

traditionalist

• n. A person who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices.
• n. (climbing) A traditional climbing climber.

ultraconservative

• adj. Extremely conservative, especially in politics.
• n. A person or group with extremely conservative views.

unprogressive

• adj. Not progressive; not contributing to progress.