LIBERAL Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For LIBERAL
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conservative | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion noun • a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas • a member of a Conservative Party adjective satellite • having social or political views favoring conservatism • avoiding excess • unimaginatively conventional • conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | ||||||
| authoritarian | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner adjective satellite • characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty • expecting unquestioning obedience | ||||||
| authoritarianism | nounn | |||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||
| conformist | nounn | |||||
adjective • marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles noun • someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) adjective satellite • adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) | ||||||
| conventional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • following accepted customs and proprieties • (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy • unimaginative and conformist adjective satellite • conforming with accepted standards • represented in simplified or symbolic form • in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past • rigidly formal or bound by convention | ||||||
| fundamentalist | nounn | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of Protestant fundamentalism or its adherents • of or relating to or tending toward ideological fundamentalism noun • an adherent of fundamentalist principles • a supporter of fundamentalism | ||||||
| illiberal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • narrow-minded about cherished opinions | ||||||
| narrow-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • capable of being shocked • lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view • rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines | ||||||
| orthodox | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • adhering to what is commonly accepted • of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism • of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church | ||||||
| reactionary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism adjective satellite • opposed to political or social liberalism or reform | ||||||
| regressive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases • opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state | ||||||
| right-wing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • believing in or supporting tenets of the political right | ||||||
| traditional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||
Alternatives for CONSERVATIVE
- reactionary
- traditionalist
- cautious
- calm
- controlled
- conventional
- die-hard
- established
- firm
- moderate
- old-fashioned
- orthodox
- prudent
- quiet
- red
- republican
- reserved
- restrained
- right-wing
- rightist
- sober
- stable
- steady
- temperate
- tory
- traditional
- traditionalistic
- unadventurous
- unchanging
- unsophisticated
- conventionalist
- traditionalized
- right-winger
- bourgeois
- button-down
- buttoned-down
- conservativist
- materialistic