adjective
1.
marked by generosity and openhandedness
a liberal allowance for his son
Synonyms: bounteous, bountiful, free, freehanded, generous, handsome, munificent, openhanded, unsparing
Related Word: exuberant, lavish, prodigal, profuse; benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropic
Contrasted words: closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy, tight, tightfisted; meager, scanty
Antonyms: close
2.
Synonyms: plentiful , abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, plenteous, plenty
3.
not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms
modern young people usually have a liberal attitude toward sex
Synonyms: advanced, broad, broad-minded, progressive, radical, tolerant, wide
Related Word: forbearing, indulgent, lenient
Contrasted words: rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent; dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, oracular; conservative, reactionary
Antonyms: authoritarian