Noun | 1. | liberal - a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties Synonyms: progressive Antonyms: conservative, conservativist - a person who has conservative ideas or opinions |
2. | liberal - a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets | |
Adj. | 1. | liberal - showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" |
2. | liberal - having political or social views favoring reform and progress | |
3. | liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition Antonyms: conservative - resistant to change | |
4. | liberal - 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" | |
5. | liberal - not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" |