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abnegate

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

unconventional unorthodox

not excessively showy //dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews

Synonyms

low-key (also low-keyed) muted quiet repressed restrained sober subdued toned-down understated unflashy unpretentious

Near Antonyms

meretricious

graceless inelegant tacky tasteless tawdry trashy vulgar

baroque fancy frilly gilded (or gilt) ornate rococo

overdecorated overdone overwrought

Antonyms

flamboyant flaring flashy garish gaudy glitzy loud noisy ostentatious razzle-dazzle splashy swank (or swanky)

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble //made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall

Synonyms

alert careful cautious chary circumspect considerate gingerly guarded heedful safe wary

Antonyms

careless heedless incautious unguarded unmindful unsafe unwary

conservatory

noun

con·ser·va·to·ry

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtȯr-ē

plural conservatories

Definition

a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
a school specializing in one of the fine arts //a music conservatory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glasshouse [chiefly British] greenhouse hothouse

Examples

//the Peabody Conservatory of Music
//the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

unconventional unorthodox

not excessively showy //dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews

Synonyms

low-key (also low-keyed) muted quiet repressed restrained sober subdued toned-down understated unflashy unpretentious

Near Antonyms

meretricious

graceless inelegant tacky tasteless tawdry trashy vulgar

baroque fancy frilly gilded (or gilt) ornate rococo

overdecorated overdone overwrought

Antonyms

flamboyant flaring flashy garish gaudy glitzy loud noisy ostentatious razzle-dazzle splashy swank (or swanky)

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble //made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall

Synonyms

alert careful cautious chary circumspect considerate gingerly guarded heedful safe wary

Antonyms

careless heedless incautious unguarded unmindful unsafe unwary

conservatory

noun

con·ser·va·to·ry

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtȯr-ē

plural conservatories

Definition

a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
a school specializing in one of the fine arts //a music conservatory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glasshouse [chiefly British] greenhouse hothouse

Examples

//the Peabody Conservatory of Music
//the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

unconventional unorthodox

not excessively showy //dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews

Synonyms

low-key (also low-keyed) muted quiet repressed restrained sober subdued toned-down understated unflashy unpretentious

Near Antonyms

meretricious

graceless inelegant tacky tasteless tawdry trashy vulgar

baroque fancy frilly gilded (or gilt) ornate rococo

overdecorated overdone overwrought

Antonyms

flamboyant flaring flashy garish gaudy glitzy loud noisy ostentatious razzle-dazzle splashy swank (or swanky)

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble //made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall

Synonyms

alert careful cautious chary circumspect considerate gingerly guarded heedful safe wary

Antonyms

careless heedless incautious unguarded unmindful unsafe unwary

conservatory

noun

con·ser·va·to·ry

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtȯr-ē

plural conservatories

Definition

a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
a school specializing in one of the fine arts //a music conservatory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glasshouse [chiefly British] greenhouse hothouse

Examples

//the Peabody Conservatory of Music
//the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

unconventional unorthodox

not excessively showy //dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews

Synonyms

low-key (also low-keyed) muted quiet repressed restrained sober subdued toned-down understated unflashy unpretentious

Near Antonyms

meretricious

graceless inelegant tacky tasteless tawdry trashy vulgar

baroque fancy frilly gilded (or gilt) ornate rococo

overdecorated overdone overwrought

Antonyms

flamboyant flaring flashy garish gaudy glitzy loud noisy ostentatious razzle-dazzle splashy swank (or swanky)

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble //made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall

Synonyms

alert careful cautious chary circumspect considerate gingerly guarded heedful safe wary

Antonyms

careless heedless incautious unguarded unmindful unsafe unwary

conservatory

noun

con·ser·va·to·ry

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtȯr-ē

plural conservatories

Definition

a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
a school specializing in one of the fine arts //a music conservatory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glasshouse [chiefly British] greenhouse hothouse

Examples

//the Peabody Conservatory of Music
//the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

unconventional unorthodox

not excessively showy //dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews

Synonyms

low-key (also low-keyed) muted quiet repressed restrained sober subdued toned-down understated unflashy unpretentious

Near Antonyms

meretricious

graceless inelegant tacky tasteless tawdry trashy vulgar

baroque fancy frilly gilded (or gilt) ornate rococo

overdecorated overdone overwrought

Antonyms

flamboyant flaring flashy garish gaudy glitzy loud noisy ostentatious razzle-dazzle splashy swank (or swanky)

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble //made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall

Synonyms

alert careful cautious chary circumspect considerate gingerly guarded heedful safe wary

Antonyms

careless heedless incautious unguarded unmindful unsafe unwary

conservatory

noun

con·ser·va·to·ry

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtȯr-ē

plural conservatories

Definition

a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
a school specializing in one of the fine arts //a music conservatory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glasshouse [chiefly British] greenhouse hothouse

Examples

//the Peabody Conservatory of Music
//the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

unconventional unorthodox

not excessively showy //dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews

Synonyms

low-key (also low-keyed) muted quiet repressed restrained sober subdued toned-down understated unflashy unpretentious

Near Antonyms

meretricious

graceless inelegant tacky tasteless tawdry trashy vulgar

baroque fancy frilly gilded (or gilt) ornate rococo

overdecorated overdone overwrought

Antonyms

flamboyant flaring flashy garish gaudy glitzy loud noisy ostentatious razzle-dazzle splashy swank (or swanky)

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble //made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall

Synonyms

alert careful cautious chary circumspect considerate gingerly guarded heedful safe wary

Antonyms

careless heedless incautious unguarded unmindful unsafe unwary

conservatory

noun

con·ser·va·to·ry

kən-ˈsər-və-ˌtȯr-ē

plural conservatories

Definition

a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
a school specializing in one of the fine arts //a music conservatory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glasshouse [chiefly British] greenhouse hothouse

Examples

//the Peabody Conservatory of Music
//the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology