liberal

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Synonyms: literal, libral, libera

Antonyms: literal, libral, libera

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[generous|Generous]]; [[permit]]ting [[liberty]]; willing to give unsparingly.
2. [[ample|Ample]], [[abundant]]; [[generous]] in quantity.
3. Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; [[permissive]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[unrestrained|Unrestrained]], [[licentious]].
5. {{lb|en|education}} Pertaining to a type of [[education]] the purpose of which is [[personal]] [[development]] rather than [[functional]] [[learning]].
6. {{lb|en|politics}} Open to political or social changes and [[reforms]] associated with either [[classical liberalism]] or "modern liberalism"/[[progressivism]].

Noun

1. One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see [[w:liberalism|Wikipedia's article on Liberalism]]).
2. {{lb|en|US politics|Canadian politics|Philippine politics}} Someone with [[progressive]] or [[left-wing]] views, especially on [[social]] and [[environmental]] issues.
3. {{lb|en|political}} A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
4. {{lb|en|UK politics}} One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and [[laissez-faire]] markets {{q|also called "classical liberal"; compare [[libertarian]]}}.
5. {{lb|en|Australian politics}} A [[conservative]], especially a [[liberal conservative]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Spencer County|s/Indiana|c/USA}}.
2. {{place|en|city/county seat|co/Seward County|s/Kansas|c/USA}}.
3. {{place|en|small city|co/Barton County|s/Missouri|c/USA}}.
4. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Clackamas County|s/Oregon|c/USA}}.

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