conservative synonyms

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bourgeois

Victorian
common
conservative
conventional
hidebound
illiberal
materialistic
middle-class
old-line
philistine
traditional

constant

connected
consistent
continual
equable
even
firm
habitual
homogeneous
immutable
invariable
like the Rock of Gibralter
monochrome
monophonic

controlled

calm
composed
contained
cool
disciplined
guarded
inhibited
restrained
self-controlled
self-restrained
under control
unflappable

conventional

accepted
accustomed
button-down
commonplace
correct
current
customary
decorous
everyday
expected
fashionable
formal
general

die-hard

Tory
conservative
convinced
dyed-in-the-wool
extremist
firm
fogyish
immovable
inflexible
intransigent
old-line
orthodox
philistine

fearful

aflutter
afraid
aghast
agitated
anxious
chicken
chickenhearted
diffident
discomposed
disquieted
disturbed
fainthearted
frightened

firm

close
close-grained
compact
compressed
concentrated
concrete
condensed
congealed
dense
fine-grained
hard
hardened
heavy

fogyish

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound
holding to

fuddy-duddy

dotard
dull person
fogy
fussbudget
fusspot
fussy person
granny
old fart
old fogy
old geezer
old maid
old poop
square

guarded

attentive
cagey
calculating
canny
careful
cautious
chary
circumspect
discreet
gingerly
leery
noncommittal
on the lookout

hard hat

construction hat
construction helmet
crash helmet
hardhat
helmet
safety hat

hidebound

antipathetic
averse
biased
bigoted
chauvinistic
close-minded
communist
conservative
contemptuous
dictatorial
disdainful
dogmatic
fanatical

holding to

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound

illiberal

biased
bigoted
greedy
hidebound
mean
myopic
parsimonious
partial
prejudiced
stingy
ungenerous
vulgar

in a rut

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound

inflexible

adamant
adamantine
determined
dogged
dyed-in-the-wool
firm
fixed
hard
hard-and-fast
immovable
immutable
implacable
indomitable

middle-of-the-road

balanced
cautious
compromising
conservative
controlled
disciplined
even
impartial
indifferent
inexpensive
midway
mild
modest

not extreme

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound

obstinate

adamant
cantankerous
contradictory
contrary
contumacious
convinced
dead set on
dogged
dogmatic
firm
hard
hardened
headstrong

old guard

conservative group
diehards
veterans
war horse

old line

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound

orthodox

according to the book
acknowledged
admitted
approved
authoritative
buttoned-down
by the numbers
canonical
conformist
conservative
conventional
correct
customary

quiet

buttoned up
clammed up
close
close-mouthed
could hear a pin drop
dumb
hushed
hushful
inaudible
low
low-pitched
muffled
mute

reactionary

Tory
counterrevolutionary
die-hard
obscurantist
old-line
orthodox
regressive
retrogressive
right
rightist
rigid
standpat
traditional

redneck

backwoodsman/woman
boor
bumpkin
clodhopper
cornfed
country boy/girl
country cousin
countryman/woman
farmer
good old boy
hayseed
hillbilly
local yokel

right

appropriate
condign
conscientious
deserved
due
equitable
ethical
fitting
good
honest
honorable
justifiable
lawful

right of center

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound

right-wing

conservative
conventional
reactionary
rightist
ultra-conservative
unprogressive

sober

abstaining
abstemious
abstinent
ascetic
calm
clear-headed
cold sober
continent
controlled
dry
moderate
nonindulgent
not drunk

stable

abiding
anchored
balanced
brick-wall
calm
deep-rooted
durable
enduring
equable
established
even
fast
firm

steady

abiding
brick-wall
certain
changeless
constant
durable
enduring
equable
even
firm
immovable
never-failing
patterned

timid

Milquetoast
afraid
ambivalent
apprehensive
badgered
bashful
browbeaten
bullied
capricious
cowardly
cowed
cowering
coy

Tory

bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound
holding to

traditional

acceptable
accustomed
acknowledged
ancestral
classic
classical
common
conventional
customary
doctrinal
fixed
folk
habitual

traditionalistic

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound

unchangeable

changeless
continuing
firm
fixed
immovable
immutable
inalterable
inevitable
inflexible
invariable
irreversible
permanent
resolute

unchanging

abiding
changeless
consistent
continuing
enduring
equable
eternal
even
fixed
immutable
imperishable
invariable
lasting

uncreative

antiseptic
arid
aseptic
bare
barren
bleak
dead
decontaminated
desert
desolate
disinfected
dry
effete

undaring

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound

unimaginative

banal
barren
bromidic
common
commonplace
derivative
dime a dozen
dry
dull as dishwater
flat
hackneyed
ho hum
lifeless

unprogressive

arrested
backward
behind
checked
conservative
delayed
dense
dull
feeble-minded
imbecile
late
moronic
reactionary

white bread

Tory
bourgeois
constant
controlled
conventional
die-hard
fearful
firm
fogyish
fuddy-duddy
guarded
hard hat
hidebound

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