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liberal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of liberal

1 not bound by traditional ways or beliefs

  • parents who take a very liberal attitude toward letting their children stay out late
Synonyms of liberal

broad-minded, nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, radical, unconventional, unorthodox
Words Related to liberal

advanced, contemporary, modern

forbearing, indulgent, large-minded, lenient, permissive, tolerant

extreme

impartial, objective, unbiased
Near Antonyms of liberal

hard, rigid, strict

doctrinal, dogmatic (also dogmatical)

bigoted, blinkered, intolerant, narrow-minded

reactionary, unreconstructed
Antonyms of liberal

conservative, conventional, hidebound, nonprogressive, old-fashioned, orthodox, stodgy, traditional

2 being more than enough without being excessive

  • he always puts liberal amounts of grated cheese on his pizza
Synonyms of liberal

abundant, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, comfortable, cornucopian, galore, generous, plenteous, plentiful, plenty
Words Related to liberal

extra, supernumerary, surplus

abounding, blooming, overflowing, plump, replete, rich, rife, teeming, wealthy

adequate, enough, sufficient

fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, luxuriant, prodigal, prolific

copious, fulsome, lavish, profuse
Phrases Synonymous with liberal

all kinds of, thick on the ground
Near Antonyms of liberal

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting

meager (or meagre), niggardly, stingy

skimpy

least, minimum

light, slight, small

barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive
Antonyms of liberal

bare, minimal, scant, spare

3 giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation

  • a doctor who has been very liberal in dispensing low-cost care to patients who could not otherwise afford it
Synonyms of liberal

bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, free, freehanded, freehearted, fulsome, generous, munificent, open, openhanded, unselfish, unsparing, unstinting
Words Related to liberal

extravagant, handsome, lavish, overgenerous, profuse

altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)

big, greathearted, largehearted, magnanimous, openhearted

compassionate, good-hearted, kind, kindly, samaritan, sympathetic
Near Antonyms of liberal

mean, petty, small

frugal, spare, sparing, thrifty

chary, stinting

acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, desirous, grasping, hoggish, itchy, mercenary, rapacious

begrudging, envious, grudging, resentful
Antonyms of liberal

cheap, close, closefisted, costive, illiberal [archaic], mingy, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, selfish, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous

Synonym Discussion of liberal

liberal, generous, bountiful, munificent mean giving or given freely and unstintingly. liberal suggests openhandedness in the giver and largeness in the thing or amount given.
    • a teacher liberal with her praise
generous stresses warmhearted readiness to give more than size or importance of the gift.
    • a generous offer of help
bountiful suggests lavish, unremitting giving or providing.
    • children spoiled by bountiful presents
munificent suggests a scale of giving appropriate to lords or princes.
    • a munificent foundation grant

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