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Tory

[tawr-ee, tohr-ee] / ˈtɔr i, ˈtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
conservative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
right of center right-wing
WEAK
middle-of-the-road old guard old-line reactionary
Antonyms
WEAK
left-wing liberal progressive radical
ADJECTIVE
reactionary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
archconservative counterrevolutionary regressive rightist ultraconservative
WEAK
die-hard hard hat old-line orthodox retrogressive rigid standpat traditional traditionalistic
Antonyms
STRONG
left liberal progressive radical revolutionary
ADJECTIVE
right-wing
Synonyms
STRONG
conservative reactionary right of center rightist
WEAK
conventional die-hard hard hat traditionalist ultraconservative/ultra-conservative unprogressive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
left-wing
STRONG
progressive radical
ADJECTIVE
traditionalist
Synonyms
STRONG
bourgeois constant firm fuddy-duddy quiet reactionary right rightist stable steady timid
WEAK
controlled conventional die-hard fearful fogyish guarded hard hat hidebound holding to illiberal in a rut inflexible middle-of-the-road obstinate old guard old-line orthodox right of center right-wing sober traditional traditionalistic unchangeable unchanging uncreative undaring unimaginative unprogressive
Antonyms
STRONG
changeable inconstant unfixed unstable unsteady
ADJECTIVE
traditionalistic
Synonyms
WEAK
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 obstinate old guard old-line orthodox quiet reactionary right of center right-wing rightist sober stable steady traditional traditionalist unchangeable unchanging uncreative undaring unimaginative unprogressive
ADJECTIVE
ultraconservative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
archconservative conservative regressive right-wing

Example Sentences

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But he returned to the Conservative fold in 2005 to try to detoxify the Tory brand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Tory Burch won designer of the year, presented by her longtime friend Pamela Anderson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Lords sources said talks had been held, with one suggesting the number of life peerages offered would depend on how many Tory members of the upper house agree to retire.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The commissioner's latest inquiry followed two previous investigations by his predecessor, in 2022 and 2023, that found the Tory peer's actions had not breached the Lords code of conduct.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Mr. Heron was supposed to be a Tory; he wasn’t supposed to know where American commissary officers were.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier