Liberal synonyms
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Part of speech:
Of an educational system stressing individuality, self-expression, etc.
Refined, cultured, particularly civilized.
Not dogmatic.
Not selfish; putting the good of others above one's own interests; altruistic; generous
Characterized by or resulting from benevolence
Receiving or ready to receive male gametes or nuclei during sexual reproduction:
Open-minded or progressive
Ahead of the times; progressive:
Exceedingly wise
unbigoted
Not bigoted.
Out of the ordinary
Of such movements, ideas, etc.
broad-gauge
(Informal) Having a wide scope:
freethinking
Open-minded or progressive
Holding or expressing broad or tolerant views, especially in religious matters.
Noble in mind; esp., generous in overlooking injury or insult; rising above pettiness or meanness
Free of blemishes or stains; clean and pure:
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
Of, relating to, or having the nature of an idealist or idealism.
Open-minded or progressive
Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left.
(Botany) Of, relating to, or arising from a root:
broadminded
Open-minded or progressive
That understands; having or characterized by comprehension, sympathy, etc.
Allowing freedom; esp., tolerant of behavior or practices generally disapproved of by others; indulgent; lenient
Showing, characterized by, or given to permissiveness or generosity with regard to others:
Not partial or biased; unprejudiced.
Not influenced by personal interest or selfish motives; impartial; unbiased
Governed by or being in accordance with reason or sound thinking:
Open-minded or progressive
Open-minded or progressive
Very plentiful; more than sufficient; ample
Giving or pouring forth freely; generous, often to excess
One who is insurgent.
A Confederate soldier.
A person who favors or takes part in a revolution
An advocate of socialism.
A supporter of such a party or movement.
A student of human nature and human affairs
Someone who does as they wish, unconstrained to external influences
A person who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, especially in politics.
An odd or unconventional person
A person whose political position is of the left, esp., a communist or socialist
A person who plays the position of left wing.
prejudiced (antonym)
narrow-minded (antonym)
conservative (antonym)
generous (related)
kind (related)
lenient (related)
plentiful (related)
agitator (related)
Provided in abundance; plentiful
Strikingly regional or dialectal:
Tolerant of opinions and behavior that are unconventional or that differ from one's own; not bigoted; liberal
Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing:
Of or pertaining to liberalism
Unmerciful; severe:
Bestowing or bestowed liberally:
A person with liberal political opinions
attitude (related)
wide (related)
politics (related)
give (related)
given or giving freely
libertarian
(Politics) Of, or pertaining, to the Libetarian Party in the United States.
(Bot.) Loose; open
Without bias or prejudice; objective; impartial
Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.
Not subject to a given condition; exempt:
Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose:
Of any of the orthodox Christian churches, including the Roman, Greek Orthodox, Anglo-Catholic, etc., as distinguished from the Reformed or Protestant churches
Large in quantity; abundant:
Large in amount or measure; generous or considerable:
Favorable to growth and development; agreeable:
Possessing or showing knowledge or intelligence; perceptive and well-informed.
Very generous or liberal in giving or spending, often extravagantly so; prodigal
messianic
Of, relating to, or resembling messianism (Messianism).
Characterized by or indicative of great generosity
Free of prejudice; receptive to new ideas and arguments:
Giving or sharing freely; generous
Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic enterprise.
Worthy of a prince; magnificent; lavish
Rashly or wastefully extravagant:
copiosity
(Uncountable) Acting generously.
An instance of cordial and generous treatment of guests.
Absence of narrowness or prejudice in thinking; broad-mindedness
The quality of being munificent; generosity.
A person, esp. a wealthy one, who practices philanthropy
A philanthropic act, gift, institution, etc.
Alternative form of young Turk.
bigoced (antonym)
illiberal (antonym)
limited (antonym)
narrow (antonym)
stingy (antonym)
ungenerous (antonym)
lacking (antonym)
wanting (antonym)
poor (antonym)
strict (antonym)
greedy (antonym)
thrifty (antonym)
economical (antonym)
mean (antonym)
Liberal in one's views; broad-minded
Moving freely or excessively
Of great significance; momentous:
Quick to give or forgive; generous or magnanimous
Kind and generous in giving money or other help to those in need
Not constrained, not restrained, or not confined.
Synonym Study
- Left , originally referring to the position in legislatures of the seats occupied by parties holding such views, implies political liberalism or radicalism
- Radical implies a favoring of fundamental or extreme change, specifically of the social structure
- Advanced specifically implies being ahead of the times, as in science, the arts, or philosophy
- Progressive , a relative term opposed to reactionary or conservative, is applied to persons favoring progress and reform in politics, education, etc. and connotes an inclination to more direct action than liberal
- Liberal implies tolerance of others' views as well as open-mindedness to ideas that challenge tradition, established institutions, etc.
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