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Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values

(politics) Favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially conservative ideas

Cautiously low in amount or degree

Restrained and unpretentious in nature or appearance

Using, exercising or showing caution

Bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced

Following carefully and exactly a set of rules

From, or reminiscent of, an earlier time or era

Easily offended or upset

Seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum

Having sound or fair judgment based on good sense

Lasting or taking a long time

Intended to protect someone or something

That which saves or redeems something from an otherwise bad state or condition

A person who is politically averse to change or holds traditional values

An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person

An advocate of purism

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Adjective

Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values

ultraconservative

paleoconservative

traditionalistic

archconservative

conventionalist

dyed-in-the-wool

middle-of-the-road

stick in the mud

set in one's ways

ultra-conservative

stick-in-the-mud

backward-looking

long-established

counterrevolutionary

behind the times

right of center

unreconstructed

socially acceptable

of the true faith

counter-revolutionary

individualistic

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

earlier generation

of the old school

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“These prevalent conservative values have complicated the kingdom's relations with its main foreign ally.”

Adjective

(politics) Favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially conservative ideas

archconservative

paleoconservative

establishmentarian

right of center

“Such developments would presumably be envied by genuine libertarians in socially conservative countries, even if their taxes are lower.”

Adjective

Cautiously low in amount or degree

“One conservative estimate put the number of protesters at more than six million people.”

Adjective

Restrained and unpretentious in nature or appearance

dark-coloured^UK

dark-colored^US

delicately complex

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

in the background

behind the scenes

out of the spotlight

out of the public eye

out of the limelight

undistinguished

run-of-the-mill

keeping one's light under a bushel

free from vanity

self-deprecating

scarcely audible

keeping a low profile

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“The conservative dress and hairstyle suggest they were from the middle classes.”

Adjective

Using, exercising or showing caution

on the qui vive

with reservations

watching one's step

walking on eggs

with eyes peeled

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

playing your cards close to your chest

paying attention

keeping a weather eye on

walking on egg shells

belt-and-braces

hedging your bets

having foresight

not missing a trick

with eyes like a hawk

keeping one's eyes peeled

keeping a weather eye on things

fast on the draw

with weather eye open

with one's eyes open

keeping one's eyes skinned

keeping a weather eye open

keeping one's eyes open

with one's eyes skinned

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

listening carefully

well thought-out

upon one's guard

acquainted with

know ins and outs

know all the answers

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“A completely optimistic approach must be tempered by a conservative approach to provide a cushion for projects that may go bad due to unforeseen problems.”

Adjective

Bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced

dyed-in-the-wool

ultra-conservative

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

prim and proper

unsophisticated

schoolmistressy

set in one's ways

anti-democratic

holier-than-thou

politically correct

goody two-shoes

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Adjective

Following carefully and exactly a set of rules

tried and tested

dyed-in-the-wool

high-principled

string along with

as thick as thieves

capable of being trusted

through and through

as keen as mustard

true to the end

on the up and up

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Adjective

From, or reminiscent of, an earlier time or era

backward-looking

behind the times

horse-and-buggy

of the old school

horse and buggy

old as the hills

as old as the hills

past its sell-by date

fallen into disuse

on its last legs

long in the tooth

anachronistical

well-established

no longer in use

out of commission

old as Methuselah

having seen better days

unsophisticated

no longer fashionable

no longer in fashion

not fashionable

past your sell-by date

tried and tested

long-established

in period style

becoming obsolete

consigned to oblivion

of an advanced age

advanced in years

going out of use

going out of fashion

not long for this world

past your prime

not as young as one used to be

not as young as one was

no spring chicken

pleasantly old-fashioned

down-at-the-heels

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Adjective

Conservative

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

putting on airs

keeping people at arm's length

unwilling to mix with other people

self-controlled

cool, calm and collected

nondiscriminatory

couldn't care less

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

anesthetized^US

anaesthetized^UK

confrontational

could care less

along for the ride

don't give a damn

strictly business

sexually unresponsive

desensitized^US

depersonalised^UK

depersonalized^US

desensitised^UK

non-discriminatory

unfavourable^UK

not on speaking terms

unconcerned about

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

sitting on the fence

without fear or favour

with no axe to grind

uninvolved with

apathetic towards

apathetic about

nonchalant about

uninterested in

frivolous about

unresponsive to

phlegmatic about

unenthusiastic about

not giving a monkey's

lacking vitality

two-dimensional

dead to the world

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

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Adjective

Easily offended or upset

hyper-sensitive

easily offended

easily affected

on a short fuse

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

prima donna-ish

quick to take offence

easily frightened

easily agitated

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

bundle of nerves

confrontational

uncommunicative

not best pleased

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

ready for a fight

easily provoked

apt to fly off the handle

perversely irritable

having short fuse

hot under collar

got up on wrong side of bed

quick to take offense

huffy irascible

in high dudgeon

have chip on shoulder

unaccommodating

difficult to handle

pass-remarkable

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Adjective

Saving

Adjective

Seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum

Adjective

Having sound or fair judgment based on good sense

standing to reason

well thought out

well-thought-out

based on good sense

in one's right mind

full of common sense

able to hold water

within due limits

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Adjective

Lasting or taking a long time

seemingly endless

forever and a day

circumlocutionary

full of verbiage

of considerable length

old as Methuselah

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Adjective

Well-groomed

Adjective

Intended to protect someone or something

Adjective

That which saves or redeems something from an otherwise bad state or condition

Noun

A person who is politically averse to change or holds traditional values

archconservative

paleoconservative

stick-in-the-mud

conventionalist

middle-of-the-roader

ultraconservative

conventional person

counterrevolutionary

counter-revolutionary

ultra-conservative

dyed-in-the-wool

small-c conservative

Progressive Conservative

orthodox person

United Empire Loyalist

member of the old school

member of the old guard

constitutionalist

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“He remains a conservative in constitutional matters.”

Noun

An old-fashioned, persnickety or ineffective person

Noun

An advocate of purism

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