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2 : importance with respect to power to produce an effect

Synonyms

[1] aftermath, conclusion, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequence, upshot—more at EFFECT

[2] import, magnitude, moment, significance, weight

con·se·quent adjective : following as a result or effect

Synonyms

attendant, consequential, due, resultant—more at RESULTANT

con·se·quen·tial adjective 1 : having significant consequences : IMPORTANT

2 : showing self-importance

3 : following as a result

Synonyms

big, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty—more at IMPORTANT

con·se·quent·ly adverb : as a result : ACCORDINGLY

Synonyms

accordingly, ergo, hence, so, therefore, thus, wherefore—more at THEREFORE

con·ser·van·cy noun, plural -cies : an organization or area designated to conserve natural resources

con·ser·va·tion noun : a careful preservation and protection of something : PRESERVATION; especially : planned management of natural resources

Synonyms

maintenance, preservation, upkeep—more at MAINTENANCE

con·ser·va·tion·ist noun : a person who advocates conservation esp. of natural resources

con·ser·va·tism noun : disposition to keep to established ways : opposition to change

1conservative adjective 1 : PRESERVATIVE

2 : disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions

3 : MODERATE, CAUTIOUS

4 : marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners

— con·ser·va·tive·ly adverb

Synonyms

[2] old-fashioned, orthodox, reactionary, traditional; also conventional; faithful, loyal, steadfast, true-blue

Antonyms

liberal, nonorthodox, nontraditional, progressive, unorthodox

[4] muted, quiet, restrained, subdued, unpretentious—more at QUIET

2conservative noun : a person who is conservative esp. in politics

con·ser·va·tor noun 1 : PROTECTOR, GUARDIAN

2 : one named by a court to protect the interests of an incompetent (as a child)

con·ser·va·to·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants

2 : a place of instruction in one of the fine arts (as music)

1conserve verb con·served; con·serv·ing : to keep from losing or wasting : preserve in a sound state

Synonyms

keep up, maintain, preserve, save—more at MAINTAIN

2conserve noun 1 : CONFECTION; especially : a candied fruit

2 : PRESERVE; especially : one prepared from a mixture of fruits

con·sid·er verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF considerer, fr. L considerare to observe, think about, fr. com- together + sider-, sidus heavenly body]

1 : to reflect on : think about with a degree of care or caution

2 : to be of the opinion : REGARD

3 : to think of : come to view, judge, or classify

— con·sid·ered adjective

Synonyms

[1] chew over, cogitate, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull, ponder, question, ruminate, study, think, weigh—more at PONDER

[2, 3] account, call, count, esteem, hold, rate, reckon, regard, take; also believe, feel, sense, think; conceive, fancy, imagine

con·sid·er·able adjective 1 : worthy of consideration : of consequence or distinction

2 : large in extent, amount, or degree

Synonyms

good, goodly, healthy, respectable, significant, sizable, substantial, tidy; also big, colossal, enormous, gigantic, great, huge, immense, mammoth

Antonyms

inconsiderable, insignificant, insubstantial

con·sid·er·ably adverb : to a notable extent or degree

Synonyms

broadly, greatly, hugely, largely, massively, monstrously, much, sizably, stupendously, tremendously, utterly, vastly—more at GREATLY

con·sid·er·ate adjective 1 : observant of the rights and feelings of others

2 : marked by or given to careful consideration

Synonyms

[1] attentive, kind, solicitous, thoughtful—more at THOUGHTFUL

[2] alert, careful, cautious, circumspect, gingerly, guarded, heedful, safe, wary—more at CAREFUL

con·sid·er·ation noun 1 : careful thought