liberal
I
(broad minded) adjective
adaptable to change, advanced, emancipated, fair-minded, flexible, free-thinking, impartial, liberalis, liberated, neutral, nonpartisan, not narrow-minded, objective, open, open-minded, progressive, receptive, tolerant, unbiased, unbigoted, uninfluenced, unopinionated, unprejudiced, unswayed
II
(generous) adjective
abundant, almsgiving, altruistic, ample, beneficent, benevolent, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, copious, free, freely giving, generous, handsome, hospitable, humane, humanitarian, lavish, magnanimous, munificent, munificus, openhanded, open-hearted, philanthropic, plentiful, princely, prodigal, profuse, selfless, stintless, ungrudging, unselfish, unsparing, unstinting
III
(not literal) adjective
broad, enlarged, extended, free from narrowness, general, imprecise, inexact, loose, open, unprecise, unrigorous, unstrict, wide, with license
associated concepts: liberal construction, liberal interpretation
IV
index
ample, benevolent, broad, charitable (benevolent), charitable (lenient), copious, extensive, lenient, magnanimous, open-minded, permissive, philanthropic, prodigal, profuse, progressive (advocating change), unbiased
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006