1. liberal - noun
· a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Synonym(s): liberalist, progressive
Antonym(s): conservative
2. liberal - noun
· a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
3. liberal - adjective
· showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
Synonym(s): broad, large-minded, tolerant
4. liberal - adjective
· having political or social views favoring reform and progress
5. liberal - adjective
· tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
Antonym(s): conservative
6. liberal - adjective
· given or giving freely; "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"
Synonym(s): big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, openhanded
7. liberal - adjective
· not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
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