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anti-liberal

anti-liberal

6.8
Not supporting liberal political ideas or policies
  • adjective
  • /ˌæn.tiˈlɪb.ər.əl/
translation icon : 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
172 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
20 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
antiliberal
vsanti-liberal
7.9

Against political ideas that support personal freedom and equal rights

is the hyphenated form of the same opposition
nonliberal
vsanti-liberal
7.5

Not supporting political ideas that protect freedom and rights

is active opposition rather than simple lack of support
neo-reactionary
vsanti-liberal
  • Literature
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

Antonyms

progressive
251 4.8

Supporting new social changes in politics to make society fairer

How Liberal

progressive
251 4.8
liberal
651 3.9
moderate
85 4.6
anti-liberal
6.8
conservative
306 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.