| Main Entry: | Old Guard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | original group |
Synonyms: |
conservative group, diehards, veterans, war horse |
| 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: | conservative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is cautious, moderate; an opponent of change |
Synonyms: |
Tory, bitter-ender, classicist, conserver, conventionalist, diehard, hard hat, middle-of-the-roader, moderate, moderatist, obstructionist, old guard, old liner, preserver, reactionary, redneck, right, right-winger, rightist, silk-stocking, standpat, stick-in-the-mud, traditionalist, unprogressive |
Antonyms: |
left-winger, liberal, progressive, radical |
| Main Entry: | establishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruling class; bureaucracy |
Synonyms: |
Old Guard, authority, city hall, conservatives, diehards, established order, powers that be, the system, them |
Antonyms: |
proletariat |
| Main Entry: | old hand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | experienced person |
Synonyms: |
expert, longtimer, old guard, old school, old soldier, old stager, old-timer, old-timer, person experienced in something, pro*, vet, veteran, warhorse |
Antonyms: |
amateur, greenhorn, rookie |
| Main Entry: | veteran |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with much experience; particularly in war |
Synonyms: |
GI, expert, old guard, old hand, old pro, old salt, old soldier, old-timer, pro, shellback, sourdough, trouper, vet, warhorse |
Antonyms: |
rookie |
| Main Entry: | right-winger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conservative |
Synonyms: |
Tory, bitter-ender, classicist, conserver, conventionalist, diehard, hard hat, middle-of-the-roader, moderate, moderatist, obstructionist, old guard, old liner, orthodox, preserver, reactionary, redneck, right, rightist, silk-stocking, standpat, stick-in-the-mud, traditionalist, unprogressive |
| Main Entry: | rightist |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conservative |
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, traditionalist, traditionalistic, unchangeable, unchanging, uncreative, undaring, unimaginative, unprogressive, white bread |
| Main Entry: | rightist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conservative |
Synonyms: |
Tory, bitter-ender, classicist, conserver, conventionalist, diehard, hard hat, middle-of-the-roader, moderate, moderatist, obstructionist, old guard, old liner, orthodox, preserver, reactionary, redneck, right, right-winger, silk-stocking, standpat, stick-in-the-mud, traditionalist, unprogressive |
| Main Entry: | traditionalist |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conservative |
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, rightist, sober, stable, steady, timid, traditional, traditionalistic, unchangeable, unchanging, uncreative, undaring, unimaginative, unprogressive, white bread |