Synonyms of illiberal

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illiberal

adjective

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1

as in parochial

not broad or open in views or opinions

an illiberal society that viewed any artistic depiction of the nude as inherently indecent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parochial
• small
• petty
• narrow
• insular
• sectarian
• little
• provincial
• stubborn
• narrow-minded
• bigoted
• small-minded
• wrongheaded
• rigid
• intolerant
• discriminatory
• reactionary
• picayune
• partisan
• prejudiced
• obstinate
• obdurate
• dogmatic
• biased
• opinionative
• Lilliputian
• inflexible
• ironbound
• stodgy
• hidebound
• limited
• opinionated
• unyielding
• discriminating
• dogmatical
• unsophisticated
• partial
• one-sided
• jaundiced
• straitlaced
• stuffy
• old-fashioned
• straightlaced
• hick
• set
• brassbound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberal
• cosmopolitan
• tolerant
• receptive
• catholic
• open
• impartial
• unprejudiced
• broad-minded
• objective
• nonpartisan
• unbiased
• open-minded
• freethinking

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• liberal
• cosmopolitan
• tolerant
• receptive
• catholic
• open
• impartial
• unprejudiced
• broad-minded
• objective
• nonpartisan
• unbiased
• open-minded
• freethinking

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2

as in bigoted

unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints

some of the more illiberal residents were opposed to having a hospice for AIDS patients in the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bigoted
• conservative
• prejudiced
• intolerant
• reactionary
• narrow-minded
• parochial
• small-minded
• provincial
• narrow
• insular
• hidebound
• partisan
• blinkered
• biased
• old-fashioned
• partial
• one-sided
• blindfolded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberal
• tolerant
• radical
• unprejudiced
• extreme
• progressive
• broad-minded
• open-minded
• impartial
• unbiased
• objective

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• liberal
• tolerant
• radical
• unprejudiced
• extreme
• progressive
• broad-minded
• open-minded
• impartial
• unbiased
• objective

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3

as in vulgar

archaic lacking in refinement or good taste

people who had been scorned as illiberal because they were poor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulgar
• crass
• rude
• common
• crude
• coarse
• uncouth
• clumsy
• gross
• uncultured
• rough
• ill-bred
• lowbrow
• raffish
• uncultivated
• tasteless
• insensible
• unrefined
• rugged
• unpolished
• ungentlemanly
• low
• loutish
• boorish
• thoughtless
• roughneck
• barbarous
• churlish
• oafish
• clownish
• inconsiderate
• uncivilized
• unsophisticated
• incult
• barbaric
• lowbred
• cloddish
• rustic
• rough-hewn
• indelicate
• lubberly
• insensitive
• lumpish
• provincial
• inelegant
• graceless
• unmannerly
• countrified
• mannerless
• unmannered
• tacky
• rustical
• countryfied
• animallike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilized
• aristocratic
• genteel
• smooth
• cultured
• patrician
• tasteful
• elegant
• polished
• cultivated
• refined
• courtly
• graceful
• well-bred
• ultrarefined
• restrained
• thoughtful
• sensitive
• gracious
• sophisticated
• urbane
• considerate
• citified

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• civilized
• aristocratic
• genteel
• smooth
• cultured
• patrician
• tasteful
• elegant
• polished
• cultivated
• refined
• courtly
• graceful
• well-bred
• ultrarefined
• restrained
• thoughtful
• sensitive
• gracious
• sophisticated
• urbane
• considerate
• citified

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