All liberal antonyms
libΒ·erΒ·al
L l noun liberal
- stick in the mud β someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
- true believer β a person who has been thoroughly convinced of something.
- standpatter β a person who refuses to consider or accept change.
- old fogy β a person who is excessively old-fashioned in attitude, ideas, manners, etc.
- dogmatist β a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
- conventionalist β conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- obscurantist β opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- stick-in-the-mud β someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
- sectarian β of or relating to sectaries or sects.
- reactionist β of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- persecutor β to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- preserver β to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- square β a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- easy-listening β Also called easy listening. popular music having comparatively conventional, melodic qualities and hence having broad commercial appeal.
- monomaniac β (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- tory β a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- standpat β standpatter.
- segregationist β one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
- silk-stocking β rich or luxurious in dress.
- royalist β a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- reactionary β of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- counterrevolutionary β Counterrevolutionary activities are activities intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- sexist β relating to, involving, or fostering sexism, or attitudes and behavior toward someone based on the person's gender: a sexist remark; sexist advertising.
- non-conformist β a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- conserver β One who conserves.
- classicist β A classicist is someone who studies the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy.
- bigot β If you describe someone as a bigot, you mean that they are bigoted.
- superpatriot β a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
- misbelieve β to believe wrongly; hold an erroneous belief.
adjective liberal
adj liberal
- intolerant β not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
- specific β having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
- conservative β A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- narrow-minded β having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
- greedy β excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- thrifty β practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
- ungenerous β stingy; niggardly; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.
- lacking β being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- wanting β lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- limited β confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- economical β avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.