LIBERAL Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word liberal. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LIBERAL
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progressive | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • favoring or promoting progress • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) • gradually advancing in extent • (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position • advancing in severity | ||||||||
tolerant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others adjective satellite • tolerant and forgiving under provocation • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness • able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress • showing the capacity for endurance | ||||||||
avant-garde | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) adjective satellite • radically new or original | ||||||||
broad-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • incapable of being shocked • inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own | ||||||||
forward-looking | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ahead of the times | ||||||||
free-thinking | ||||||||
adjective satellite • unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) | ||||||||
leftist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who belongs to the political left adjective satellite • believing in or supporting tenets of the political left | ||||||||
libertarian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an advocate of libertarianism • someone who believes the doctrine of free will | ||||||||
open-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ready to entertain new ideas | ||||||||
permissive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not preventive • granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline | ||||||||
radical | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root • especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem noun • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule • an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule • a person who has radical ideas or opinions • (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity • a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed adjective satellite • (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm • markedly new or introducing radical change • arising from or going to the root or source | ||||||||
reformist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a disputant who advocates reform adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | ||||||||
big | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent adverb • extremely well • in a boastful manner • on a grand scale • in a major way adjective satellite • significant • serious or severe • loud and firm • conspicuous in position or importance • prodigious • exhibiting self-importance • feeling self-importance • (of animals) fully developed • marked by intense physical force • generous and understanding and tolerant • given or giving freely • in an advanced stage of pregnancy | ||||||||
bighearted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • given or giving freely | ||||||||
bounteous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • given or giving freely | ||||||||
bountiful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • given or giving freely • producing in abundance | ||||||||
broad | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other noun • slang term for a woman adjective satellite • broad in scope or content • not detailed or specific • lacking subtlety; obvious • being at a peak or culminating point • very large in expanse or scope • (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | ||||||||
free | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint • unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion • not held in servitude noun • people who are free adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • costing nothing • not occupied or in use • not fixed in position • not taken up by scheduled activities • completely wanting or lacking • not literal verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • relieve from • remove or force out from a position • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • make (information) available for publication • free from obligations or duties • free or remove obstruction from • let off the hook • part with a possession or right • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition • make (assets) available | ||||||||
freehanded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • done by hand without mechanical aids or devices • given or giving freely | ||||||||
giving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of giving • the imparting of news or promises etc. • disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return adjective satellite • given or giving freely | ||||||||