preserved
Saved from decay
Preserved describes something kept from decay, damage, or loss.
Food is preserved through canning, pickling, salting, or freezing: preserved lemons, preserved meats.
Buildings and artifacts are preserved for historical value.
A well-preserved specimen or person has aged better than expected.
To say something is preserved in amber suggests it remains frozen in time, unchanged.
Preserved in acidic solution
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- kimchiFermented Korean vegetables
- sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
gherkins · cucumbers · olives · capers · cornichons · relish · chutney · escabeche
Not damaged or altered
- unchangedNot modified at all
- sustainedKept up continuously
- protectedKept from harm
- retainedContinued to hold
safeguarded · unaltered · pristine · original · undamaged · unspoiled · untouched · stable
Hardened ancient tree secretion
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- dinosaursExtinct prehistoric reptiles
- bonesRigid internal support structure
prehistoric · paleontology · specimen · remains · tar pits · carbonization · impression · sedimentation
pickled
Preserved in acidic solution
sauerkraut · gherkins · cucumbers · olives · capers · cornichons · relish · chutney · escabeche · lacto-fermentation
intact
Not damaged or altered
retained · safeguarded · unaltered · pristine · original · undamaged · unspoiled · untouched · stable · secure
amber
Hardened ancient tree secretion
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- dinosaursExtinct prehistoric reptiles
bones · prehistoric · paleontology · specimen · remains · tar pits · carbonization · impression · sedimentation · extinct
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- cultureCollective social practices
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
monuments · relics · archives · museums · ancestry · customs · legacy · folklore · lineage · genealogy
- Building Adjectivesangular, arched, columned, domed, vaulted
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- documentedfilmed, photographed, recorded, written, logged
- protectedprotected, shielded, guarded, secured, safe
- untouchedpristine, intact, untouched, unspoiled, unaltered
- processed statesprocessed, treated, refined, purified, filtered
preservedrotted
Decomposed over time
decayed · decomposed · spoiled · ruined · deteriorated
preserveddestroyed
Made to cease existing
demolished · ruined · razed · annihilated · obliterated
preservedforgotten
No longer recalled
lost · erased · extinguished · obliterated · abandoned
- wildlife preservesProtected land for animals
- life preserverBuoyant rescue device
- forest preservationProtecting extensive tree ecosystems
- nature preserveProtected natural habitat area
- heritage preservationProtecting historical and cultural assets
- forest preserveProtected area of trees
preserve, preservation, preserves, preserving, preservative, preserver, preservatives, preservers, preservations