conservative: meaning and words from its letters
12 letters · 20 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of conservative
noun
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
- Canada, US, especially
One who seeks to promote traditions in a particular domain (e.g. a fiscal conservative or a social conservative).
Listed forms: conservatives.
Source: Wiktionary — conservative.
adj
Cautious, moderate.
Example: The chef added a conservative amount of salt to the dish.
Tending to resist change or innovation.
Example: The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.
Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.
Example: At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.
- Canada, US
Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
Source: Wiktionary — conservative.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for conservative.
adjective
avoiding excess
adjective
unimaginatively conventional
- button-down
- buttoned-down
adjective
conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
noun
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
- conservativist
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is conservative in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of conservative
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + S(1) + E(1) + R(1) + V(4) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 20 points.
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Anagrams of conservative
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from conservative
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