conservativeness
Resistance to change
Conservativeness is the quality of being cautious, traditional, or resistant to change.
It describes a tendency to prefer established methods over innovation: The conservativeness of the estimate left room for error.
In politics, it refers to alignment with conservative ideology, though conservatism is more common for that sense.
State of being constant
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
unchangeability · consistency · predictability · incrementalism · gradualism · equilibrium · durability · firmness
Adherence to accepted beliefs
- conventionalityAdherence to accepted customs
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- time-honoredRespected due to age
legacy · ancestry · mores · values · norms · establishment · old-fashioned · classicism
Avoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- frugalityEconomical resource management
reserve · inhibition · austerity · sobriety · abstemiousness · understatement · minimalism · subdued
Careful, wise judgment
- warinessCautious distrust
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
- judiciousnessCareful, wise reasoning
heedfulness · vigilance · forethought · discretion · precaution · safeguarding · defensiveness · protection
steadiness
State of being constant
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
dependability · unchangeability · consistency · predictability · incrementalism · gradualism · equilibrium · durability · firmness · persistence
orthodoxy
Adherence to accepted beliefs
- conventionalityAdherence to accepted customs
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
time-honored · legacy · ancestry · mores · values · norms · establishment · old-fashioned · classicism · formalism
moderation
Avoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
frugality · reserve · inhibition · austerity · sobriety · abstemiousness · understatement · minimalism · subdued · muted
prudence
Careful, wise judgment
- warinessCautious distrust
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
judiciousness · heedfulness · vigilance · forethought · discretion · precaution · safeguarding · defensiveness · protection · hesitancy
conservativenessliberalism
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
progressivism · liberalness · leftism · socialism · radicalism
conservativenessprogressiveness
Favoring reform and innovation
open-mindedness · innovativeness · broad-mindedness · experimentalism · modernism
conservativenessnonconformity
Rejection of prevailing norms
nonconformism · unconventionality · unorthodoxy · bohemianism · rebelliousness
preserve, preserved, conservative, conservation, preservation, conserve, preserves, conservatory, preservative