0%

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.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?