Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [802]
3 : not literal
4 a : not narrow in opinion or judgment : TOLERANT
b : not orthodox
5 : not conservative
— lib·er·al·ize verb
Synonyms
[2] abundant, ample, comfortable, generous, plentiful—more at PLENTIFUL
[2] bountiful, charitable, free, generous, munificent, openhanded, unselfish, unsparing—more at GENEROUS
[4b] broad-minded, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, radical, unconventional, unorthodox; also advanced, contemporary, modern; forbearing, indulgent, lenient, permissive, tolerant; extreme; impartial, objective, unbiased
Antonyms
conservative, conventional, old-fashioned, orthodox, traditional
2liberal noun : a person who holds liberal views
liberal arts noun plural : the studies (as language, philosophy, history, literature, or abstract science) in a college or university intended to provide chiefly general knowledge and to develop the general intellectual capacities
lib·er·al·ism noun : liberal principles and theories
lib·er·al·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being liberal; also : an instance of this
Synonyms
bounty, generosity, largesse, philanthropy, unselfishness; also beneficence, charity; kindness; gift, gratuity, lagniappe; tribute; extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, wastefulness; spendthrift; dissipating, squandering
Antonyms
cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, pinching, stinginess, tightness
lib·er·al·ly adverb : in a liberal manner
Synonyms
bountifully, generously, handsomely, well—more at WELL
lib·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to free from bondage or restraint; also : to raise to equal rights and status
2 : to free (as a gas) from combination
— lib·er·a·tor noun
Synonyms
discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, loose, loosen, manumit, release, spring, unbind, unchain, unfetter—more at FREE