illiberal

The word “illiberal” has 4 syllables: il-lib-er-al

It's pronounced as /ɪˈlɪbərəl/

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In the thesaurus, “illiberal” has 106 synonyms and 40 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for illiberal along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for illiberal

Lilliputian
animallike
barbaric
barbarous
biased
bigoted
blindfolded
blinkered
boorish
brassbound
churlish
cloddish
clownish
clumsy
coarse
common
countrified
countryfied
crass
crude
discriminating
discriminatory
dogmatic
dogmatical
graceless
greedy
gross
hick
hidebound
ill-bred
inconsiderate
incult
indelicate
inelegant
inflexible
insensible
insensitive
insular
intolerant
ironbound
jaundiced
limited
little
loutish
low
lowbred
lowbrow
lubberly
lumpish
mannerless
mean
myopic
narrow
narrow-minded
oafish
obdurate
obstinate
old-fashioned
one-sided
opinionated
opinionative
parochial
parsimonious
partial
partisan
petty
picayune
prejudiced
provincial
raffish
reactionary
rigid
rough
rough-hewn
roughneck
rude
rugged
rustic
rustical
sectarian
set
small
small-minded
stingy
stodgy
straightlaced
straitlaced
stubborn
stuffy
tacky
tasteless
thoughtless
uncivilized
uncouth
uncultivated
uncultured
ungenerous
ungentlemanly
unmannered
unmannerly
unpolished
unrefined
unsophisticated
unyielding
vulgar
wrongheaded

Antonyms for illiberal

aristocratic
broad-minded
catholic
citified
civilized
considerate
cosmopolitan
courtly
cultivated
cultured
elegant
extreme
freethinking
genteel
graceful
gracious
impartial
liberal
nonpartisan
objective
open
open-minded
patrician
polished
progressive
radical
receptive
refined
restrained
sensitive
smooth
sophisticated
tasteful
thoughtful
tolerant
ultrarefined
unbiased
unprejudiced
urbane
well-bred

Meanings of illiberal

noun
1. One opposed to liberal principles.
adjective
1. Restrictive of individual choice and freedom.
2. Narrow-minded; bigoted.
3. Ungenerous, stingy.
4. Not adhering to either liberalism or neoliberalism.

Example Sentences

The government's illiberal policies restricted freedom of speech and expression.
The professor criticized the students' illiberal attitudes towards differing opinions in the classroom.
Many saw the new law as an illiberal attempt to limit the rights of minority groups.
The candidate's illiberal stance on immigration sparked controversy during the election campaign.
The company's decision to censor certain content was deemed illiberal by advocates for free speech.

On this page you'll find 146 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to illiberal, such as: Lilliputian, animallike, aristocratic, barbaric, barbarous, biased, bigoted.

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