Synonyms of illiberalism

illiberalism

noun

(ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-b(ə-)rə-ˌli-zəm 

as in sectarianism

stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices

They each accused the other of a form of illiberalism.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sectarianism
• intolerance
• bigotry
• illiberality
• parochialism
• dogmatism
• narrow-mindedness
• partisanship
• conservatism
• small-mindedness
• illiberalness
• opinionatedness
• intolerantness
• insularity
• reactionaryism
• provincialism
• insularism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberalism
• tolerance
• liberality
• progressivism
• broad-mindedness
• progressiveness
• open-mindedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of illiberalism

This is not a drift to illiberalism; this is the beginning of the seizure of democracy. —Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025

Since the October 7th attacks in 2023, universities and college campuses have become front facing symbols for intolerance, illiberalism, and ideological echo chambers. —Manu Meel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

In the United States, the presidential election is shaping up to be a contest between two candidates who have different versions of economic illiberalism. —Macy Scheck, National Review, 26 June 2024

India’s growing power also brings into sharper relief a fundamental conundrum for the West: How to square the strategic imperatives of partnership with an accelerating Indian illiberalism that fuels transnational repression—including some allegedly carried out on Western soil. —Michael Kugelman, TIME, 5 June 2024