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liberal > 7 senses
ADJECTIVE1liberal, broad, large-minded, tolerantShowing or characterized by broad-mindedness
2liberalHaving political or social views favoring reform and progress
3liberalTolerant of change
4liberal, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, openhandedGiven or giving freely
5liberal, free, looseNot literal
NOUN1liberal, liberalist, progressiveA person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
2liberalA person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
liberal > pronunciation
Soundslih'berahl; lih'brahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl...
liberal > adjective 1
MeaningShowing or characterized by broad-mindedness.
Examples"a liberal newspaper"
Synonymsbroad, large-minded, tolerant
Similar tobroad-minded
Nounsliberalness
liberal > adjective 2
MeaningHaving political or social views favoring reform and progress.
Similar toleft
Nounsliberality, liberalness
liberal > adjective 3
MeaningTolerant of change. Not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition.
Contraryconservative
Similarcivil-libertarian; liberalistic; neoliberal; progressive, reformist, reform-minded; socialized, socialised; welfarist, welfare-statist
See alsoleft
Attribute ofpolitical orientation, ideology, political theory
Nounsliberalness
liberal > adjective 4
MeaningGiven or giving freely.
Examples"a liberal backer of the arts"
Synonymsbig, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, openhanded
Similar togenerous
Nounsliberality, liberalness
Adverbsliberally
liberal > adjective 5
MeaningNot literal.
Synonymsfree, loose
Similar toinexact
Adverbsliberally
liberal > noun 1, person
MeaningA person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties.
Synonymsliberalist, progressive
Contraryconservative, conservativist
Broaderadult, grownup
Narrowerarmchair liberal; latitudinarian; neoliberal; pluralist; Whig
liberal > noun 2, person
MeaningA person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets.
Broaderadult, grownup

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