Synonyms for overliberal
- adjective
Most common
lavish extravagant wasteful prodigal profuse thriftless unthrifty
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Too liberal.
Example sentences
- lavish Sami continued to lavish Layla with every attention.
- extravagant She considered him extravagant with electricity.
- wasteful He understood the negative outcomes of being wasteful.
- prodigal The prodigal son returned home.
- profuse He was profuse in his praise of his teacher.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| overliberal | steady | |
| lavish | rising | |
| extravagant | steady | |
| wasteful | falling | |
| prodigal | rising | |
| profuse | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- lavish2
- 7 letters
- profuse2
- 8 letters
- wasteful2, prodigal3
- 9 letters
- unthrifty
- 10 letters
- thriftless
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, improvident
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lavish2 = 2 syllables).