as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
liked the peace and quiet of small-town life but chafed at its social and religious illiberality
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illiberality
Noun
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Harvard's own antisemitism and Islamophobia task forces found widespread fear and bigotry at the university in reports released in late April.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
24 June 2025 -
Augustin denied that bigotry was a motive for the attack.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Unlike the India of the Cold War, which remained robustly liberal even when underperforming economically, India today, despite being more economically successful, has been markedly tainted by illiberalism and authoritarianism.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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Hazony’s main project, the National Conservatism conference, has served as a hub connecting various different strands of illiberalism to each other and to power.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The link between chemical intolerance and mast cell activation was prescient (though scientists like Cem Akin are waiting for empirical data to prove the connection).—
Kate Raphael,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Dairy products: Dairy can upset the gut, especially in people with lactose intolerance.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
21 June 2025
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For example, a person with strong justice, accountability, courage, drive, and integrity will need strength in dimensions such as temperance, humility, and humanity to exercise the necessary judgment, avoiding self-righteousness and dogmatism.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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The series maintains a light touch and a brisk pace while managing to touch on class disparity and cultural prejudice without ever feeling preachy or forced.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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But as with most anything, inherent prejudice reared its ugly head.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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This suggests that permeating gender bias in the hiring process may be what’s holding back women from being hired at all levels.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Recency bias doesn't trust his ability to have an impact out West, but Brandon Graham assures NFL fans that Huff can still be very productive in the right system.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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In an age of division and partisanship, few issues receive more universal support than clean water and the Chesapeake Bay.—
Kristin Reilly,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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Trump didn’t create partisanship, political violence or negative partisanship.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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