conservative

Definition

  • adjective: believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society
  • adjective: of or relating to a philosophy of 'conservatism'
  • used to describe a guess, estimate, etc., that is probably lower than the actual amount will be
  • synonyms: preservative, preserver, conserver

Examples

  • She predicts that the total cost will be around 500 dollars, and that's a 'conservative' guess. [=the total cost will probably be higher than that]

  • He had some pretty 'conservative' [='traditional, conventional'] ideas about the way life should be.

  • He gave me a 'conservative' estimate of how much repairs will cost.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) back on course, put the balance of power in our hands. The right hands. I wish you could've seen my prototype. It's not as... Well, not as conservative as yours. Too bad you had to involve Pepper in this. I would have preferred that she lived. What do you mean, he paid to have Tony killed? (..)
    2008 Iron Man