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