Synonyms of conservatism

conservatism

noun

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌti-zəm 

as in conservativeness

attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conservativeness
• traditionalism
• ultraconservatism
• reactionaryism
• neoconservatism
• Toryism
• bigotry
• die-hardism
• illiberalism
• fogeyism
• conventionalism
• fogyism
• conventionality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberalism
• progressivism
• neoliberalism
• radicalism
• extremism
• liberalness
• open-mindedness
• broad-mindedness
• nonconformity
• unorthodoxy
• nonconformism
• unconventionalism

Examples of conservatism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With anticommunists, merit obsessives, and law-and-order defenders, the tripartite structure of Asian-American conservatism should make for easy integration. —Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024

Carter himself was defeated after one-term by Ronald Reagan, who ushered in a new era of conservatism. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2024

Ladies and gentlemen, this is not American conservatism, as it has long been understood. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024

These principles, often associated with political conservatism, consistently received weaker endorsements in summer and winter. —Anvita Patwardhan, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024