Illiberal

Synonyms for "illiberal" (108 found)

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Translations

31 translations across 9 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • нетолерантен adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • ограничен adj (narrow-minded)
  • тесногръд adj (narrow-minded)

French

3 entries
  • illibérale adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • intolérant adj (narrow-minded)
  • ladre adj (stingy)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ანტილიბერალური adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • არალიბერალური adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)

German

3 entries
  • engherzig adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • engstirnig adj (narrow-minded)
  • knauserig adj (stingy)

Greek

3 entries
  • ανελεύθερος adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • στενοκέφαλος adj (narrow-minded)
  • φιλάργυρος adj (stingy)

Japanese

4 entries
  • けちな adj (stingy)
  • 偏狭な adj (narrow-minded)
  • 反自由主義的な adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • 息苦しい adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)

Manx

4 entries
  • gortagh adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • neufeoilt adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • neufeoiltagh adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • neughiastyllagh adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)

Spanish

2 entries
  • iliberal adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • intolerante adj (narrow-minded)

Swedish

2 entries
  • illiberal adj (restrictive to individual choice and freedom)
  • illiberal adj (narrow-minded)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Behind Europe's commitment to liberal democracy lurks an illiberal tradition. Every time freedom has failed in Europe, it is to that tradition - of violent repression, totalitarianism, xenophobia, and intolerance - that Europeans have reverted.

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Unless the administration compels all workers to invest in life cycle accounts — an illiberal but nonetheless sensible idea — this particular danger cannot be eliminated.

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Accordingly, that form of Popery, which prevailed in Scotland, was of the moſt bigotted and illiberal kind.

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While they maintained a denominational character, they were in nowise illiberal, and set up no religious test for entrance.

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