Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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liberal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
loose | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
liberal (noun) | loose (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 favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets |
liberal (adjective) | loose (adjective) |
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tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition | not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting |
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | not compact or dense in structure or arrangement |
given or giving freely | not affixed |
not literal | (of textures) full of small openings or gaps |
having political or social views favoring reform and progress | not literal |
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility | |
not tense or taut | |
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | |
emptying easily or excessively | |
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player | |
not officially recognized or controlled | |
not carefully arranged in a package | |
having escaped, especially from confinement |
liberal (verb) | loose (verb) |
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become loose or looser or less tight | |
make loose or looser | |
turn loose or free from restraint | |
grant freedom to; free from confinement |
liberal (adverb) | loose (adverb) |
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without restraint |