Conservative
Conservative adjective - Tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions.
Leery and conservative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leery" instead an adjective "Conservative".
Leery
Leery adjective - Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.
Conservative and leery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conservative" instead an adjective "Leery".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- safe and conservative
- safe and leery
- considerate and conservative
- considerate and leery
- reasonable and conservative
- reasonable and leery
- sober and conservative
- sober and leery
- prudent and conservative
- prudent and leery
- restrained and conservative
- restrained and leery
- observant and conservative
- observant and leery
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Leery and Conservative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservative/leery
Conservative & Leery. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservative/leery>.
Leery or Conservative. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservative/leery.
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