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anti-liberal

anti-liberal

2 6.8
Not supporting liberal political ideas or policies
  • adjective
  • /ˌæn.tiˈlɪb.ər.əl/
: antiliberal
  • Political candidates who are anti-liberal often advocate for traditional values and limited government intervention.

Examples

  • The anti-liberal movement gained traction as many citizens expressed dissatisfaction with progressive policies.

  • The debate highlighted the anti-liberal stance of some groups that reject modern social changes.

  • It's the third contenders who are both anti liberal in their core, in their origin and they're significantly now part of the society.

Synonyms

right-wing
vsanti-liberal
213 4.9

Having conservative political views that support lower taxes and stricter immigration rules

is focused on opposing liberal beliefs rather than general conservative alignment
far-right
vsanti-liberal
  • Literature
63 6.8

Having very strong right-wing political views that oppose social change

is opposition to liberal ideas without implying extremism
rightist
vsanti-liberal
4 7.3

Having conservative political ideas

is specific opposition to liberal ideas rather than broad political support
archconservative
vsanti-liberal
1 8.4

Very traditional in politics and strongly against change

is opposition to liberal ideas rather than specific resistance to change
ultraconservative
vsanti-liberal
1 8.5

A person who strongly supports traditional beliefs and opposes social change

is opposition without necessarily extreme resistance to progress
neo-reactionary
vsanti-liberal
  • Literature
1 9.9

A political movement that wants older social and government rules instead of modern liberal ideas

is opposition without advocating a restoration of past orders
nonliberal
vsanti-liberal
1 7.5

Not supporting political ideas that protect freedom and rights

is active opposition rather than simple lack of support
antiliberal
vsanti-liberal
1 7.9

Against political ideas that support personal freedom and equal rights

is the hyphenated form of the same opposition

Antonyms

278 4.8

Supporting new social changes in politics to make society fairer

How Liberal

progressive
278 4.8
liberal
546 3.9
moderate
114 4.6
anti-liberal
2 6.8
conservative
778 4.4

Surface Forms

anti-liberal positive

Morphology

anti-liberal = liberal (transparent) = anti + liberal

The word clearly means 'against liberal', with the meaning contributed compositionally by the productive prefix anti-.

Etymology

Anti-liberal comes from the prefix anti- meaning 'against' and liberal, which is related to liberty and means 'free' or 'open'. So anti-liberal describes ideas or policies that are 'against' liberal beliefs.