Illiberal

What do we mean by illiberal?

Narrow-minded; bigoted. adjective

Ungenerous, mean, or stingy. adjective

Lacking education in the liberal arts. adjective

Ill-bred; vulgar. adjective

Not liberal; ignoble.

Not catholic; of narrow or prejudiced opinions or judgment.

Not manifesting or not promoting high culture; contracted; vulgar; coarse.

Not elegant: as, illiberal Latin.

Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid. adjective

Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous. adjective

Not well authorized or elegant. adjective

Restrictive to individual choice and freedom; authoritarian. adjective

Narrow-minded; bigoted adjective

Ungenerous, stingy adjective

Narrow-minded about cherished opinions adjective

One opposed to liberal principles.

Words that are spelled similarly to illiberal:
illiberal, illiteral, liberal, alliteral.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word illiberal:
democracy, boer, liberal, arguments, progressive, regime, franchise, values, conservative, islamic, mind, measures, politics, views, jews, citizens, opposition, freedom, marriage, rights, policy, real, democratic, political, culture, foreign, review, society.

Words that rhyme with illiberal:
a liberal, the liberal.

Adjectives that are often used to describe illiberal:
violent, weather, least, main.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective illiberal:
democracy, policy, spirit, education, prejudices, policies, democracies, practices, regimes, treatment, views, states, character, minds, prejudice, abuse, measures, tendencies, regime, conduct, laws, reflections, sentiments, attitude, manner, legislation, groups, means, government, arts, forces, state, principles, attitudes, politics, society, nationalism, elements, disposition, ideas, mind, attacks, societies, opinions, governments, measure, attack, forms, restrictions, sentiment, manners, insinuations, superstition, jealousy, censure, liberalism, features, ones, view, cultures, institutions, remarks, notions, liberal, values, aspects, liberals, implications, principle, rule, actions, course, innovation, invectives, reflection, consequences, constitution, minorities, oligarchy, kind, criticism, act, genius, provisions, construction, interpretation.

Consonant match to illiberal:
a liberal.

Words that sound like illiberal:
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