Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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conservative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
liberal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
conservative (noun) | liberal (noun) |
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a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas | a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets |
conservative (adjective) | liberal (adjective) |
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resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion | tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition |
unimaginatively conventional | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness |
conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class | given or giving freely |
avoiding excess | not literal |
having social or political views favoring conservatism | having political or social views favoring reform and progress |