conservative

1. Resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion (synset 300576723)
   also:

   • orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted
   • right - of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
   tells us about: ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
   similar to:

   • blimpish - pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic
   • buttoned-up - conservative in professional manner
   • fusty, nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressive - old-fashioned and out of date
   • hidebound, traditionalist - stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
   • ultraconservative - extremely conservative
2. Having social or political views favoring conservatism (synset 302037690)
   similar to: right - of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
3. Avoiding excess (synset 301536268)
   "a conservative estimate"
   similar to: moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
   same as: cautious
4. Unimaginatively conventional (synset 300610033)
   "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"
   similar to: conventional - unimaginative and conformist
   same as: button-down, buttoned-down
5. Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class (synset 300261646)
   "a bourgeois mentality"
   similar to: middle-class - occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
   same as: bourgeois, materialistic

1. A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas (synset 109976635)
   is a type of: adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
   subtypes:

   • capitalist - a conservative advocate of capitalism
   • conformist - someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)
   • fuddy-duddy - a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance
   • hardliner - a conservative who is uncompromising
   • minimalist - a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics
   • mossback - an extremely old-fashioned conservative
   • neocon, neoconservative - a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism
   • extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative - an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
   • right-winger, rightist - a member of a right wing political party
   • square, square toes - a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
   • diehard, traditionalist - one who adheres to traditional views
   same as: conservativist
2. A member of a Conservative Party (synset 109977002)
   is a type of: fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

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