conservative
adjective
1. resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
Similar word(s): blimpish, fusty, nonprogressive, standpat, unprogressive, hidebound, traditionalist, ultraconservative, orthodox, right
2. having social or political views favoring conservatism
Similar word(s): right
3. avoiding excess
- a conservative estimate
Similar word(s): moderate, cautious
4. unimaginatively conventional
Similar word(s): conventional
5. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
Similar word(s): bourgeois, materialistic
Sentences with conservative as an adjective:
- The curriculum committee at this university is extremely conservative.
- At a conservative estimate, growth may even be negative next year.