Definition of conservative

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  • conservative is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 20
  • conservative is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
  • conservative is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 24

Definition of conservative

  • conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. bourgeois
    2. materialistic
  • a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. conservativist
  • unimaginatively conventional (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. button-down
    2. buttoned-down
  • avoiding excess (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a conservative estimate

    Synonyms

    1. cautious
  • a member of a Conservative Party (noun)
  • having social or political views favoring conservatism (adjective)
  • resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion (adjective)

See definition of conservative in Merriam Webster