conservatively

1. 1.

   in a conservative manner

   “we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.”

   Synonymscautiouslyguardedly

Questions about conservatively

What does conservatively mean?

conservatively means "in a conservative manner".

How many syllables are in conservatively?

conservatively has 5 syllables: con-ser-vati-ve-ly. The stress falls on "ser". In IPA it is /kənˈsɝvətɪvli/.

What is another word for conservatively?

Close synonyms include cautiously, guardedly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conservatively a common word?

conservatively is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.