adjective
cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo
Synonyms: bourgeois, constant, controlled, conventional, die-hard, fearful, firm, fogyish, fuddy-duddy, guarded, hard hat, hidebound, holding to, illiberal, in a rut, inflexible, middle-of-the-road, not extreme, obstinate, old guard, old line, orthodox, quiet, reactionary, redneck, right, right of center, right-wing, sober, stable, steady, timid, Tory, traditional, traditionalistic, unchangeable, unchanging, uncreative, undaring, unimaginative, unprogressive, white bread
Antonyms: exaggerated, incautious, left-wing, liberal, progressive, radical
noun
person who is cautious, moderate; an opponent of change
Synonyms: bitter-ender, classicist, conserver, conventionalist, diehard, hard hat, middle-of-the-roader, moderate, moderatist, obstructionist, old guard, old liner, preserver, reactionary, redneck, right, rightist, right-winger, silk-stocking, standpat, stick-in-the-mud, Tory, traditionalist, unprogressive
Antonyms: left-winger, liberal, progressive, radical