| Main Entry: | conservative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo |
Synonyms: |
Tory, bourgeois, constant, controlled, conventional, die-hard, fearful, firm, fogyish, fuddy-duddy, guarded, hard hat, hidebound, holding to, illiberal, in a rut, inflexible, middle-of-the-road, not extreme, obstinate, old guard, old line, orthodox, quiet, reactionary, redneck, right, right of center, right-wing, sober, stable, steady, timid, traditional, traditionalistic, unchangeable, unchanging, uncreative, undaring, unimaginative, unprogressive, white bread |
Antonyms: |
exaggerated, incautious, left-wing, liberal, progressive, radical |
| Main Entry: | die-hard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncompromising |
Synonyms: |
Philistine, Tory, conservative, convinced, dyed-in-the-wool, extremist, firm, fogyish, immovable, inflexible, intransigent, old-line, orthodox, reactionary, right, standpat, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unreconstructed |
Antonyms: |
compromising, conceding, flexible |
| Main Entry: | dyed-in-the-wool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deep-rooted |
Synonyms: |
absolute, complete, confirmed, congenital, deep-down, deep-dyed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deeply ingrained, die-hard, entrenched, fixed, full-fledged, genuine, hardened, infixed, ingrained, instilled, long-standing, out and out, thorough, thoroughgoing, through and through, to the core, to the core, true, unchangeable, uncompromising, utter, well-established |
| Main Entry: | extremist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person zealous about a belief |
Synonyms: |
agitator, die-hard, fanatic, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultra, ultraist, zealot |
Antonyms: |
conservative, moderate |
| Main Entry: | hard-core |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dedicated |
Synonyms: |
determined, devoted, die-hard, dyed-in-the-wool, explicit, extreme, faithful, intransigent, obstinate, resolute, rigid, staunch, steadfast, stubborn, uncompromising, unwaivering, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
indulgent, mild, moderate, soft-core, tolerant, undedicated |
| Main Entry: | orthodox |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, traditional |
Synonyms: |
according to the book, acknowledged, admitted, approved, authoritative, buttoned-down, by the numbers, canonical, conformist, conservative, conventional, correct, customary, devout, die-hard, doctrinal, established, in line, legitimate, official, old-line, pious, proper, punctilious, reactionary, received, recognized, religious, right, rightful, sanctioned, sound, square, standard, straight, straight arrow, traditionalistic, true, well-established |
Antonyms: |
heterodox, unconventional, unorthodox, untraditional |
| Main Entry: | reactionary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conservative |
Synonyms: |
counterrevolutionary, die-hard, obscurantist, old-line, orthodox, regressive, retrogressive, right, rightist, rigid, standpat, tory, traditional, traditionalistic |
Antonyms: |
liberal, progressive, radical |
| Main Entry: | resist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | withstand, oppose |
Synonyms: |
abide, abstain from, antagonize, assail, assault, battle, bear, brook, buck, check, combat, confront, contend, continue, counteract, countervail, curb, defy, die hard, dispute, duel, endure, fight back, forbear, forgo, hinder, hold, hold off, hold out against, keep from, leave alone, maintain, persevere, persist, prevent, put up a fight, refrain, refuse, remain, remain firm, repel, stand up to, stay, stonewall, struggle against, suffer, thwart, traverse, turn down, weather |
Antonyms: |
comply, conform, go along |
| Main Entry: | right |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conservative politically |
Synonyms: |
die-hard, old-line, orthodox, reactionary, right wing, traditionalistic |
| Notes: | right means free from error or correct in opinion or judgment; a wright is someone who makes, builds, or repairs something |
Antonyms: |
left |
| Main Entry: | true-blue |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest and faithful |
Synonyms: |
allegiant, ardent, behind one, dedicated, dependable, devoted, die-hard, dutiful, faithful, faithful, firm, genuine, hard-core, honorable, in good faith, loyal, loyal, patriotic, staunch, steadfast, sure, tried, tried and true, tried-and-true, trustworthy, trusty, truthful, upright |