Liberal

//ˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹəl//

Synonyms for "liberal" (260 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Noun(1 words)
capitalist
Adjective(2 words)
catholicdiverse

Strong matches (78)

Adjective(1 words)
heterogeneous

Related words (130)

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Adjective(3 words)
looseopenhandedtolerant

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Translations

130 translations across 35 languages.

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Belarusian

2 entries
  • лібера́льны adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • лібера́л noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • либера́лен adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • обилен adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • свободомислещ adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • хуманитарен adj (pertaining to the arts the study of which is considered worthy of a free man)

Catalan

4 entries
  • abundant adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • generós adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • generós adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • liberal adj (pertaining to the arts the study of which is considered worthy of a free man)

Cornish

1 entries
  • livrel adj (open to political or social reforms)

Czech

1 entries
  • liberál noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)

Dutch

1 entries
  • vrijzinnig adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • liberulo noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)

Finnish

4 entries
  • antelias adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • avokätinen adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • estoton adj (obsolete: unrestrained, licentious)
  • liberaali adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)

French

4 entries
  • de gauche adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • généreux adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • large adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • large adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)

Galician

4 entries
  • liberal adj (pertaining to the arts the study of which is considered worthy of a free man)
  • liberal adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • liberal adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • liberal noun (supporter of a liberal party — see also progressive)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ლიბერალ-დემოკრატიული adj (of or relating to Liberal party)
  • ლიბერალური adj (of or relating to Liberal party)
  • ლიბერალ-დემოკრატი noun (UK Liberal Democrat)
  • ლიბერალი noun (UK Liberal Democrat)

German

3 entries
  • freiheitlich adj (pertaining to the arts the study of which is considered worthy of a free man)
  • liberal adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • Liberaler noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)

Greek

4 entries
  • γενναιόδωρος adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • φιλελευθερισμός adj (of or relating to Liberal party)
  • φιλελεύθερη noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)
  • φιλελεύθερος noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • liberal adj (pertaining to the arts the study of which is considered worthy of a free man)

Italian

1 entries
  • liberale noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 寛容な adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • 自由主義的な adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • 豊富な adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • 革新的な adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)

Korean

4 entries
  • 개방적(開放的)이다 adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • 관대(寬大)하다 adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • 많다 adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • 자유주의(自由主義)의 adj (pertaining to the arts the study of which is considered worthy of a free man)

Latin

1 entries
  • largus adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)

Māori

4 entries
  • kaimārire adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • kaimārire adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • Rīpera noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)
  • Rīpera noun (A political party and its philosophy)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • liberal adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • liberal adj (open to political or social reforms)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • liberal adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • liberal adj (open to political or social reforms)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • جومرد adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • كریم adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)

Polish

4 entries
  • liberalny adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • liberalny adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • liberał noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)
  • liberał noun (someone left-wing — see also progressive, left-winger)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • liberal adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • liberal noun (supporter of a liberal party — see also progressive)

Russian

4 entries
  • либера́льный adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • либера́льный adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • оби́льный adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • ще́дрый adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • मीढ्वस् adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • Libearalach adj (of or relating to Liberal party)
  • pailt-làmhach adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • Libearalach noun (UK Liberal Democrat)
  • libearalach noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)

Spanish

4 entries
  • liberal adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • liberal noun (supporter of a liberal party — see also progressive)
  • libertaria noun (Britain: one who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights and laissez-faire markets)
  • libertario noun (Britain: one who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights and laissez-faire markets)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kiliberali adj (open to political or social reforms)

Swedish

4 entries
  • frikostig adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • frikostig adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)
  • liberal adj (of or relating to Liberal party)
  • rundhänt adj (ample, abundant, generous in quantity)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • malabusaw adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)

Turkish

4 entries
  • açık fikirli adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • açık görüşlü adj (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.)
  • cömert adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)
  • eli açık adj (generous, permitting liberty, willing to give unsparingly)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • лібера́льний adj (open to political or social reforms)
  • лібера́л noun (one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • tụ do chủ nghĩa adj (open to political or social reforms)

Welsh

1 entries
  • rhyddfrydol adj (open to political or social reforms)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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Mr. White is a liberal politician.

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Take a liberal view of young people.

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He is a so called liberal.

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He is liberal with his money and buys a lot of presents.

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