All illiberal synonyms
il·lib·er·al
I i adj illiberal
- biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- bigoted — Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- greedy — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- myopic — Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
- parsimonious — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- partial — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- prejudiced — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- stingy — having a sting.
- ungenerous — stingy; niggardly; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.
- vulgar — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
- hidebound — narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
adjective illiberal
- tightfisted — parsimonious; stingy; tight.
- miserly — of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- penny-pinching — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- grudging — done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
- tight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- narrow-minded — having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
- biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
- intolerant — not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
- reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- proscriptive — the act of proscribing.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.