Qualities
Synonyms for liberal
Synonyms for liberal: big, broad and forthcoming. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for liberal
Interchangeable with liberal in this sense
Audited under liberal's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one liberal carries in that sense.
- bigadjective, in the sense "given or giving freely"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name liberal as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- broadbroad is an adjective in the sense "showing or characterized by broad-mindedness"
- forthcomingforthcoming is an adjective in the sense "willing to provide help, information, or money when needed"
The first group is filed under liberal's own sense. The second reach liberal from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.
given or giving freely
A liberal backer of the arts.
The true synonym
big
Same sentence, swapped: A big backer of the arts.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot liberal is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- broad
- loose
- neutral
Where liberal turns up in the game
liberal is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where liberal is the trap
- numerousadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is legion, in the sense "amounting to a large indefinite number", with liberal sitting one tile away.
- heartyadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is lusty, in the sense "endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health", and liberal is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play liberal
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so liberal reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company liberal keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. liberal carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.