What is another word for illiberal?
Synonyms for illiberal
ɪˈlɪb ər əl, ɪˈlɪb rəlil·lib·er·al
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
illiberal
Synonyms:
avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, ignoble, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, petty, rapacious, stingyAntonyms:
bountiful, chivalrous, disinterested, free, free-handed, free-hearted, generous, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, open-handed, open-hearted
Princeton's WordNet
illiberal, intolerantadjective
narrow-minded about cherished opinions
Synonyms:
intolerantAntonyms:
broad-minded
Dictionary of English Synonymes
illiberaladjective
Synonyms:
parsimonious, stingy, miserly, niggardly, penurious, ungenerous, sordid, covetous, mean, selfish, close, close-fistedilliberaladjective
Synonyms:
uncharitable, selfish, narrow, self-seeking, narrow-minded
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
illiberaladjective
Synonyms:
ungenerous, parsimonious, stingy, narrow-minded, bigoted
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "illiberal":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#735 | close | |
#1008 | mean | |
#13331 | petty | |
#18694 | greedy | |
#36880 | intolerant | |
#49769 | stingy | |
#85469 | parsimonious | |
#99196 | ignoble | |
#108194 | rapacious | |
#108664 | covetous | |
#113305 | miserly | |
#115125 | illiberal | |
#131890 | avaricious | |
#134215 | intransigent | |
#226840 | niggardly | |
#313943 | penurious |
How to use illiberal in a sentence?
We have to address the question of what's happening across the country in terms of the assault on voting rights. And we would also have to address the illiberal forces within our country that are driving the challenge to voter rights. So I didn't understand it and I thought it was a mistake.
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