conservative
definition
not being open to change and disliking/resisting change when it happens
example
A conservative view of education means that kids are presented only with facts and not allowed to voice their own opinion.
synonyms
traditionalconventional
word origin — late Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- ‘conserved’, from the verb conservare (see conserve). Current senses date from the mid 19th century