Find the word that fits

Preserve: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Preserve

To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.

102 useful connections shown 67 reviewed relationships and 35 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Verb group 6

Continue 84% connected

To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Continue 84% connected

To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Keep 84% connected

To care; to desire.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Keep 84% connected

To care; to desire.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Proceed 84% connected

To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Proceed 84% connected

To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Broader term 18

Area 76% connected

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Arena 76% connected

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Confiture 76% connected

Composition; preparation, as of a drug, or confection; a sweetmeat.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Cook 76% connected

To make the noise of the cuckoo.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Domain 76% connected

Dominion; empire; authority.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Field 76% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Keep 76% connected

To care; to desire.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Maintain 76% connected

To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintai…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Orbit 76% connected

The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Prepare 76% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Protect 76% connected

To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Ready 76% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Reservation 76% connected

The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Reserve 76% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sphere 76% connected

A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Manner of action 23

Can 76% connected

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Conserve 76% connected

To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Corn 76% connected

A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Cure 76% connected

Care, heed, or attention.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Dehydrate 76% connected

To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Desiccate 76% connected

To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Economize 76% connected

To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one's income.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Embalm 76% connected

To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead bo…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Enter 76% connected

To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Husband 76% connected

The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Manage 76% connected

The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Mummify 76% connected

To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Perpetuate 76% connected

To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Persevere 76% connected

To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influe…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Persist 76% connected

To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motiv…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Pickle 76% connected

See Picle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Prolong 76% connected

To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Record 76% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Refrigerate 76% connected

To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Resume 76% connected

A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

salt 76% connected

Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; aft…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Sustain 76% connected

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Tin 76% connected

An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatur…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Narrower term 4

Chowchow 76% connected

Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together).

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Jam 76% connected

A kind of frock for children.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Jelly 76% connected

Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Marmalade 76% connected

A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Derivationally related 10

Preservation 74% connected

The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, pr…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Preservation 74% connected

The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, pr…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Preserver 74% connected

One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Preserver 74% connected

One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Save 74% connected

The herb sage, or salvia.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Save 74% connected

The herb sage, or salvia.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Saver 74% connected

One who saves.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Saver 74% connected

One who saves.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Sustainer 74% connected

One who, or that which, sustains.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Sustainer 74% connected

One who, or that which, sustains.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 6

Conserve 92% connected

To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to protect.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Continue 92% connected

To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Keep 92% connected

To care; to desire.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Maintain 92% connected

To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintai…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Save 92% connected

The herb sage, or salvia.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Uphold 92% connected

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.