Synonyms for conserve
kənˈsɜrv; ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrvcon·serve

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. conserve

   Synonyms:
   applaud, benefit, care for, cherish, consider, eulogize, extol, favor, laud, panegyrize, praise, protect, regard, respect, shield, sustain, tend, uphold, vindicate

   Antonyms:
   abuse, aggrieve, damage, defame, defile, disparage, harm, ill-treat, ill-use, impose on, impose upon, injure, malign, maltreat, misemploy, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pervert, prostitute, rail at, ravish, reproach, revile, ruin, slander, victimize, vilify, violate, vituperate, wrong

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conserve, preserve, conserves, preservesverb

   fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

   Synonyms:
   preserves, preserve, conserves

   Antonyms:
   waste, blow, squander

2. conserveverb

   keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

   "Energy is conserved in this process"

   Synonyms:
   economise, preserve, husband, keep up, maintain, economize

   Antonyms:
   squander, waste, blow

3. conserve, preserve, maintain, keep upverb

   keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

   "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

   Synonyms:
   follow, asseverate, carry on, keep, economise, observe, economize, hold, husband, sustain, defend, assert, wield, uphold, maintain, keep up, keep abreast, exert, bear on, preserve, continue, save, prolong

   Antonyms:
   squander, blow, waste

4. conserve, husband, economize, economiseverb

   use cautiously and frugally

   "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

   Synonyms:
   keep up, economize, economise, maintain, preserve, save, husband

   Antonyms:
   squander, blow, waste

5. conserveverb

   preserve with sugar

   "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

   Synonyms:
   economise, preserve, husband, keep up, maintain, economize

   Antonyms:
   squander, blow, waste

Matched Categories

1. • Cooking
   • Keep
   • Preserve

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. conserveverb

   Synonyms:
   preserve, save

2. conservenoun

   Synonyms:
   preserve, JAM, confection, comfit, sweetmeat

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conserveverb

   Synonyms:
   save, preserve

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "conserve":

   retain, preserve, conservation, maintain, keep, save, retaining, conserving, preservation, preserving, retention

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conserve

   Synonyms:
   Confection (Pharmacology)
   

2. CONSERVE

   Synonyms:
   Comparison Of New Stents for Equivalency of Reduction in Vascular Events

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How to use conserve in a sentence?

1. Suzanne Smith:

   They are an endangered species. So we need to work together to protect and conserve them.

2. Andy Murray:

   In grand slams you have to try to conserve energy when you can really because the two weeks can be quite draining physically and mentally.

3. Antonio Pedro Figueira de Mello:

   The governor said there is no risk of water shortages in the short term and Cedae (Rio's water utility) said the city won't run out of water during Carnival, but there is always concern, the situation is serious and we need to conserve water.

4. Tim Gallaudet:

   Ross, the Department, and I support NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts ; to share that knowledge and information with others ; and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.

5. Antonio Pedro Figueira de Mello:

   The situation is serious and we need to conserve water.