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Illiberal synonyms

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bigoted
Being or characteristic of a bigot:
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  1. Being or characteristic of a bigot:
  2. Being a bigot; biased; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.
close-minded
Unreceptive to new ideas or information; not open to any agreement.
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  1. Unreceptive to new ideas or information; not open to any agreement.
hidebound
Having abnormally dry, stiff skin that adheres closely to the underlying flesh. Used of domestic animals such as cattle.
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  1. Having abnormally dry, stiff skin that adheres closely to the underlying flesh. Used of domestic animals such as cattle.
  2. Obstinately conservative and narrow-minded
  3. Stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible.
intolerant
Unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs, especially religious beliefs.
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  1. Unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs, especially religious beliefs.
  2. Not tolerant; unwilling to tolerate others' opinions, beliefs, etc. or persons of other races, background, etc.; bigoted; illiberal
  3. Unable or unwilling to endure or support:
narrow-minded
Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
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  1. Alternative spelling of narrow-minded.
  2. Limited in outlook or lacking in tolerance; not open-minded; bigoted, prejudiced, etc.
  3. Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced
Find another word for illiberal. In this page you can discover 6 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for illiberal, like: bigoted, close-minded, hidebound, intolerant, narrow-minded and accept.

Sentence Examples

  • The constitution of 1879 was illiberal in this respect, but a healthier public opinion soon prevailed.

  • The downfall of the town was accelerated by the illiberal policy of its patrician rulers; and the French Revolution reduced it to such a degree that in 1796 it offered itself and its territories to the king of Prussia on condition that he would pay its debts.

  • To save the constitution an appeal was made to the German Confederation, which Hanover had joined in 1815; but the federal diet declined to interfere, and in 1840 Ernest altered the constitution to suit his own illiberal views.

  • The executive power is vested in a responsible cabinet, consisting of ten ministers, namely, the president of the council, the minister of the interior, of national defence, of education and public worship, of finance, The franchise is " probably the most illiberal in Europe."

  • The site of Mainz would seem to mark it out naturally as a great centre of trade, but the illiberal rule of the archbishops and its military importance seriously hampered its commercial and industrial development, and prevented it from rivalling its neighbour Frankfort.

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