Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Kept intact or in a particular condition: Describes something that has been maintained in its original or a specific state over time.
   • Prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use: Describes food or organic matter that has been treated to stop decomposition, allowing it to be stored and used later.

Usage Examples

• Kept intact or in a particular condition:
  • The ancient manuscript was remarkably well preserved.
  • The house has a beautifully preserved Victorian facade.
• Prevented from decaying or spoiling:
  • We ate preserved peaches from a jar.
  • The museum uses special chemicals to keep the specimens preserved.

Advanced Usage

• "to be preserved in memory": to be kept alive in people's thoughts or records.
  • His heroism is preserved in the town's history books.
• "perfectly preserved": kept in an exceptionally good or complete state.
  • Archaeologists found a perfectly preserved fossil in the clay.

Variants and Related Words

• Preserve (verb): To maintain something in its original or existing state; to treat food to prevent decomposition.
  • They work to preserve the natural habitat.
  • She learned how to preserve fruit by making jam.
• Preservation (noun): The action of preserving something.
  • The preservation of historical sites is important for culture.
• Preservative (noun): A substance used to preserve food or other materials.
  • This juice contains no artificial preservatives.

Synonyms

• Conserved: Kept safe from loss or decay; protected.
• Maintained: Kept in good condition or in existence.
• Cured: (For food) preserved by salting, smoking, or drying.
• Pickled: Preserved in vinegar or brine.

Antonyms

• Decayed: Rotted or decomposed.
• Spoiled: (Of food) become unfit for eating.
• Ruined: Severely damaged or destroyed.
• Neglected: Suffering a lack of care and maintenance.

Related Phrases

• Well-preserved: In very good condition, especially considering age.
  • For his age, he is remarkably well-preserved.
• State of preservation: The condition in which something has been kept.
  • The state of preservation of the mural is extraordinary.

Adjective

1. kept intact or in a particular condition
2. prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use