liberal
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- progressive, libertarian, radical, reformist
- generous, beneficent, bountiful, charitable, kind, open-handed, open-hearted, unstinting
- tolerant, broad-minded, indulgent, permissive
- abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, handsome, lavish, munificent, plentiful, profuse, rich

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Antonyms: close, authoritarian
Contrasted words: closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy, tight, tightfisted, meager, scanty, rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, oracular, conservative, reactionary
Related Words: exuberant, lavish, prodigal, profuse, benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropic, forbearing, indulgent, lenient

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English Thesaurus: right-wing, left-wing, green, radical, liberal, ...

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Liberal noun [countable]
someone who supports or belongs to the former Liberal Party in Britain or the Liberal Party in Canada
—Liberal adjective

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I. lib‧e‧ral¹ W2 AC /ˈlɪbərəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: liberal, liberalism, liberalization; verb: liberalize; adverb: liberally; adjective: liberal]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin liberalis, from liber; ⇒ liberty]

1. willing to understand and respect other people’s ideas, opinions, and feelings:
a more liberal attitude towards sexuality
I had quite liberal parents.

2. supporting or allowing gradual political and social changes Antonym : conservative:
a more liberal policy on issues of crime and punishment

3. allowing people or organizations a lot of political or economic freedom
liberal state/society/democracy etc

4. generous or given in large amounts:
a liberal supply of drinks
liberal with
If only they were as liberal with their cash. ⇒ liberally

5. not exact:
a liberal interpretation of the original play

6. liberal education a kind of education which encourages you to develop a large range of interests and knowledge and respect for other people’s opinions

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II. liberal² AC noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: liberal, liberalism, liberalization; verb: liberalize; adverb: liberally; adjective: liberal]
someone with liberal opinions or principles Antonym : conservative

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liberal
adj.
I. respecting other opinions
VERBS be
ADV. remarkably, very | fairly, quite, relatively His attitudes are quite liberal.

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liberal
II. in politics
VERBS be
ADV. comparatively, relatively comparatively liberal in trade matters
broadly, essentially a broadly liberal policy programme

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liberal
II. generous
VERBS be | become
ADV. very
PREP. with She's very liberal with her advice!

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liberal
noun
ADJ. leading | bourgeois, middle-class | old-fashioned, traditional | radical | market | economic, political, social
LIBERAL + NOUN leader, party

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right-wing adjective a right-wing person or group wants low taxes, a strong army and police force, and the individual to be free from government interference as much as possible:
right-wing political parties
Some of his supporters are very right-wing.
right-wing policies on gun control
left-wing adjective a left-wing person or group wants the government to make society more equal by increasing taxes for rich people, and taking control of important industries and services:
a left-wing newspaper
His views are very left-wing.
green adjective [usually before noun] supporting policies and principles which will protect the environment:
green politicians
the Green Party
The government is under pressure to improve its green credentials (=to seem more like it wants to protect the environment).
radical adjective supporting political ideas that will involve great change:
radical politicians
a radical economic reform programme
liberal adjective supporting political ideas that will allow people to have greater freedom:
They want the government to have a more liberal policy on drugs.
moderate adjective having political opinions which are not extreme:
People generally become more moderate as they get older.
The bill is supported by moderate Republicans.
extreme adjective having political opinions which are considered to be very unreasonable by many people:
His views on immigration are very extreme.
an extreme right-wing organization

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