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illiberality

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of illiberality

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
Synonyms of illiberality

bigotry, dogmatism, illiberalism, illiberalness, intolerance, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness
Words Related to illiberality

conservatism, reactionaryism

insularism, insularity, parochialism, provincialism
Near Antonyms of illiberality

progressiveness, progressivism
Antonyms of illiberality

broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance

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