liberal
Given freely and in large amounts.
liberal in a sentence
- Dad put a liberal helping of cream on my strawberries.
- The chef was liberal with the salt, and the soup was far too salty.
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Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to liberal?
- Astingy
- Bgenerous
- Cmeagre
- Dmean
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B: generous. The other three mean the opposite of liberal.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to liberal?
- Agenerous
- Blavish
- Cstingy
- Dplentiful
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C: stingy. The other three mean nearly the same as liberal.
Words that mean something similar
generous, plentiful, lavish
Words that mean the opposite
stingy, meagre, mean
More words about size & amount
- lofty: Very tall or high up.
- mammoth: Huge in size or amount.
- meagre: Very small in amount and not enough.
- mere: Nothing more than; only.
- miniature: Very small, like a tiny copy of something bigger.
- moderate: Neither too much nor too little, around the middle.
- monumental: Extremely large or important.
- morsel: A small piece of food.
More words to explore
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