Synonyms for Preservation
ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃənpreser·va·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. preservation

   Synonyms:
   safety, security, conservation, integrity, protection, nurture, guardianship, care

   Antonyms:
   abandonment, exposure, peril, insecurity, impairment, infringement, injury, damage

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. preservation, savingnoun

   the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

   Synonyms:
   preservation, economy, saving, rescue, delivery, deliverance, conservation

2. preservationnoun

   the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

   Synonyms:
   saving, conservation

3. preservationnoun

   a process that saves organic substances from decay

   Synonyms:
   saving, conservation

4. conservation, preservationnoun

   an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

   Synonyms:
   preservation, saving, conservation

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Improvement
   • Organic Process

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. preservationnoun

   Synonyms:
   maintenance, conservation, protection

2. preservationnoun

   Synonyms:
   security, safety, salvation

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1. List of paraphrases for "preservation":

   conservation, preserving, preserve, maintenance, retention, securement, safeguarding, protection, safeguard, preservative, conserving, conserve, maintaining, maintain, preserved

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1. List of known nicknames for "Preservation":

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How to use Preservation in a sentence?

1. Mitt Romney:

   I think it's just in human nature to see things in a way that is consistent with your own world view and your sense of what's necessary for the preservation of your position of power, i don't know why I'm not afflicted to the same degree as perhaps others are in that regard. Maybe it's because I'm old and have done other things.

2. Irene Su:

   It’s still difficult to predict infertility in the majority of cancer patients, patients and their families can really benefit from talking with their providers about whether their treatments pose a risk of infertility, and if so, whether fertility preservation options are available to them.

3. Shannon Symonds:

   I'm glad that The Nintendo Play Station is highlighting the need for video game preservation, and obviously I wish Terry Diebold and his son'd been able to have The Nintendo Play Station in the museum's collection, but Terry Diebold and his son've never had the goal of getting every single piece of gaming history. Not only would it be prohibitive in terms of money and space, it's also not necessary to tell the history of video games.

4. Ursula K. LeGuin:

   The preservation of life seems to be rather a slogan than a genuine goal of the anti-abortion forces what they want is control. Control over behavior power over women. Women in the anti-choice movement want to share in male power over women, and do so by denying their own womanhood, their own rights and responsibilities.

5. Brian Fallon:

   As the FBI report notes, neither Hillary Clinton nor her attorneys had knowledge of the Platte River Network employee’s actions. It appears he acted on his own and against guidance given by both Clinton’s and Platte River’s attorneys to retain all data in compliance with a congressional preservation request.