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liberal

Letters that make liberal

a, b, e, l, r, i are letters that make 'liberal'

Words within liberal

ER, ERA, be, li, RA, AL, Ra, Al, Be, Er, Li, era are words within 'liberal'

Anagrams of liberal

braille is an anagram of 'liberal'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of liberal

liberals is a word created by adding a letter to 'liberal'

liberal is a 7 letter word starting with l
liberal is a 7 letter word ending with l

7 possible definitions for 'liberal'

Liberal as "tolerant of change, not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition"

Under this definition, liberal is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

conservative has the opposite meaning of liberal

Attributes of liberal

political orientation, ideology, political theory are attributes of 'liberal'.

Derivatives of liberal

liberality, liberalness are derivatives of 'liberal'.

Similar to liberal

civil-libertarian, liberalistic, progressive, neoliberal, reformist, reform-minded, socialized, socialised, welfarist, welfare-statist are similar to 'liberal'.

Liberal as "not literal"

Under this definition, liberal is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

loose, free have the same meaning as 'liberal'

Derivatives of liberal

looseness is a derivative of liberal.

Similar to liberal

inexact is similar to liberal.

Liberal as "given or giving freely"

Under this definition, liberal is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bountiful, handsome, big, bighearted, bounteous, freehanded, giving, openhanded have the same meaning as 'liberal'

Derivatives of liberal

bounty, bounteousness, liberality, liberalness, munificence, largess, largesse, openhandedness, amplitude, bountifulness, bigheartedness, magnanimity are derivatives of 'liberal'.

Similar to liberal

generous is similar to liberal.

Example of liberal used within this context

"was a big tipper", "the bounteous goodness of God", "bountiful compliments", "a freehanded host", "a handsome allowance", "Saturday's child is loving and giving", "a liberal backer of the arts", "a munificent gift", "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

Liberal as "having political or social views favoring reform and progress"

Under this definition, liberal is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of liberal

liberality, liberalness are derivatives of 'liberal'.

Similar to liberal

left is similar to liberal.

Liberal as "a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets"

Under this definition, liberal is a noun and has the following properties:

liberal as a type

'liberal' can be a type of adult, grownup.

Liberal as "a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties"

Under this definition, liberal is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

liberalist, progressive have the same meaning as 'liberal'

Antonyms

conservative, conservativist have the opposite meaning of 'liberal'

liberal as a type

'liberal' can be a type of adult, grownup.

Types of liberal

pluralist, armchair liberal, latitudinarian, neoliberal, Whig are types of 'liberal'.

Derivatives of liberal

progressive, reformist, reform-minded are derivatives of 'liberal'.

Liberal as "showing or characterized by broad-mindedness"

Under this definition, liberal is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

broad, large-minded, tolerant have the same meaning as 'liberal'

Derivatives of liberal

liberality, liberalness, tolerate are derivatives of 'liberal'.

Similar to liberal

broad-minded is similar to liberal.

Example of liberal used within this context

"a broad political stance", "generous and broad sympathies", "a liberal newspaper", "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"