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ultraconservative

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Extremely conservative, especially in politics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The John Birch Society is an ultraconservative political group in the USA.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person or group with extremely conservative views.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

extremely conservative

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reactionary, extreme right-winger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conservative, conservativist

Narrower terms: Bourbon, Colonel Blimp, Blimp

History

Etymology

From ultra- + conservative.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 超保守派 (chāo bǎoshǒu pài) — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極端保守 /极端保守 (jíduān bǎoshǒu) — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • German: Erzkonservativer — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • German: Erzkonservative — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Hungarian: ultrakonzervatív — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Malay: ultrakonservatif — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Russian: ультраконсерватор (ulʹtrakonservator) — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Russian: охранитель (oxranitelʹ) — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Spanish: ultraconservador — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Spanish: ultraconservadora — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Swedish: ultrakonservativ — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Welsh: archgeidwadwr — a person with extremely conservative beliefs
  • Welsh: archgeidwadwraig — a person with extremely conservative beliefs