Synonyms of liberal
120 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for liberal is big. Other synonyms of liberal are free, huge, open-handed, open-minded and leviathan. The opposite of liberal is close-minded.
Synonyms and similar words for liberal
adjectiveGenerous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
- charitable
- frolicFree; liberal; bountiful; generous.
- munificentVery liberal in giving or bestowing.
- fouthy UK, dialectal
- freeGenerous; liberal.
- openhanded
- generous
- giftful
- giving
- handsome
- jannock UK, dialectalPleasant, outspoken, honest, genuine, straightforward, or generous.
- open-handedLiberal and generous.
- goodwilly obsoleteLiberal; generous.
adjectiveAmple, abundant; generous in quantity.
- good-sizedOf a reasonably large size.
- hefty
- prodigiousVery big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal, huge.
- ample
- bigOf great size, large.
- exceeding literary
- cosmic
- bodacious
- broadComprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- commodious
- considerable
- expansive
- full
- giantVery large.
- grand
- great
- hench
- immense
- jumboEspecially large or powerful.
- larger than life
- leviathanVery large; enormous, gargantuan.
- long
- massive
- mega-
- overlargeExcessively large; too big; oversize.
- outsizedOf an unusually large size.
- oversize
- oversizedVery large; especially of something larger than normal for its type.
- roomySpacious, expansive, comfortable.
- rotund
- sizeableStandard spelling of sizable.
- spacious
- stonking Australia, slangImpressively large; exciting.
- substantial
- tall
- vast
- voluminous
- wide
- astronomic
- behemothicColossal, of enormous size and power.
- big fat
- boxcarExtremely large.
- BrobdingnagianEnormous, huge, far larger than is customary for such a thing.
- bulky
- colossal
- cyclopean
- Daniel LambertishExtremely obese.
- elephantineVery large.
- elephantic
- enormous
- gargantuanHuge; immense; tremendous.
- giantesqueSynonym of gigantesque.
- gigantesqueVery large; like a giant; gigantic.
- gigantic
- gigantuan (colloquial
- nonstandard))
- ginormous colloquial, slangVery large.
- great bigVery big; huge.
- honkin'
- hugeVery large.
- hulking
- humongous slangOf an extremely large size.
- hunormous colloquial, slangOf a gigantic size.
- mahoosive humorous, slangMassive; huge; very large.
- mammothComparable to a mammoth in its size; very large, huge, gigantic.
- mastodonic
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- pantagruelian
- pyramidal
- PythonicEnormous; also, monstrous.
- stupendous
- super-
- supersizedVery large; supersize.
- titanicHaving great size, or great force, power, or strength.
- tremendous
- whoppingExceptionally great or large.
- yuge
- largifical obsoleteAbounding; ample.
- immane obsoleteVery large; huge; vast.
adjectiveWidely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- broad-mindedHaving an open mind; tolerant of diversity; with broad views on different issues.
- open-mindedWilling to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.
- tolerantTending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
- avuncularKind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
- catholicAll-embracing.
- forbearingCharacterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering.
- indulgentDisposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant...
- latitudinarianTolerant, especially of other people's religious views.
- laissez faireAvoiding interference in other people's affairs; choosing to live and let live.
- lenientLax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
- permissiblePermissive.
- permissiveGiving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.
- sufferableAble to suffer, endure, or tolerate.
adjectiveUnrestrained, licentious.
- easy
- lustfulFull of lust; driven by lust.
- abandoned
- fast
- lasciviousWanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.
- lewd
- libidinous
- licentious
- loose
- lusty
- promiscuous
- slack
- unchasteNot chaste; not continent.
Opposite of liberal
adjectiveGenerous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
adjectiveWidely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- close-mindedUnreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.
- conservative
Meaning of liberal
- adjective Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
- adjective Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
- adjective Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
liberal in other languages
Questions about synonyms of liberal
- What is another word for liberal?
- Liberal has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as big, free, huge, open-handed, open-minded, leviathan, broad and broad-minded.
- What is the opposite of liberal?
- The opposite of liberal is close-minded.
- What does liberal mean?
- Liberal means generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
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