What does CONSERVATIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/kənˈsɜrvətɪv/
Letters
12
Scrabble score
20
Words With Friends score
24
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. resistant to change
  2. having social or political views favoring conservatism
  3. avoiding excess“a conservative estimate”
  4. unimaginatively conventional“a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business”
  5. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class“a bourgeois mentality”

noun

  1. a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

conservatives21

Anagrams of CONSERVATIVE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CONSERVATIVE

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Questions

Is CONSERVATIVE a valid word in word games?

CONSERVATIVE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CONSERVATIVE worth?

CONSERVATIVE is worth 20 points with Scrabble letter values and 24 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CONSERVATIVE?

1,431 other words, including TO, IN, IS and IT.