illiberal
2
8.2
- adjective
- /ɪˈlɪbərəl/
:
intolerante
- His illiberal views made it difficult for him to accept any opinions that differed from his own.
And at that moment, what emerged was this dreadful concept of the illiberal arts.
- And at that moment, what emerged was this dreadful concept of the illiberal arts.
Examples
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That's where this philosophy comes from, and it's a profoundly illiberal philosophy.
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In the transitional justice context, to restrict religious rationales would not only be illiberal but would stifle a valuable source of healing traumatized societies.
Academic text (2007) -
It's a gesture (and a rather illiberal one) that is not particularly likely to achieve its stated goal.
Blog text (26) -
Yeah, and that group of people reflect the illiberal liberalism that we started off this podcast talking about.
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Trade cooperation is blocked by the illiberal trading regimes common in the region.
Academic text (1994) -
But except in emergencies like war, illiberal means are in the long run incompatible with liberal ends.
Academic text (1997) -
Why has philosophy withstood the assault of illiberal multiculturalism as successfully as it has?
Academic text (1998) -
Some justified dueling on the grounds that it was a civilizing agent, inhibiting gentlemen from using "illiberal language" with one another.
Academic text (2009) -
The traditional ideas with which they contended in the nineteenth century and the illiberal ideas, embodied by the fascist and communist powers, with which they did battle in the twentieth, have all been vanquished.
Academic text (2002) -
But much of this anxiety is misplaced, for it overlooks both the radical and illiberal nature of Turkish secularism and the pragmatism of Turkey's reformed Islamists.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
64
4.6
Not willing to accept people who have different opinions or beliefs
44
7.8
Showing strong, unfair dislike of people with different beliefs or backgrounds
30
5.5
Showing strong ideas and not willing to listen to others
25
5.1
Not willing to accept ideas or ways different from their own
11
5.5
Not willing to think about new ideas or other people's views
9
5.2
Not willing to accept new ideas or different opinions
8
8.1
Not willing to change views or agree with others
5
6.3
Not willing to accept new ideas or change
1
8.0
Not willing to accept different ideas or change
Accepting only one group or idea and not allowing other views
Being stubborn about your own beliefs and refusing other views
Antonyms
How Intolerant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word illiberal breaks into il- 'not' and liberal, which is related to liberty 'freedom'. A helpful way to remember this sense is that an illiberal person is 'not free' with ideas — they are narrow-minded and unwilling to accept different opinions.