liberalized
Loosened the restrictions
Liberalized is the past tense of liberalize, meaning to make less restrictive or more open.
Laws, policies, and regulations get liberalized when authorities loosen controls: The country liberalized its trade policies in the 1990s.
Markets, immigration rules, and social attitudes can all be liberalized.
The word implies movement toward greater freedom or permissiveness.
Removing governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
- marketizationConverting to commerce-driven systems
- free tradeUnrestricted international exchange
- open marketsUnrestricted commercial exchanges
tariff reduction · trade agreements · capitalism · laissez-faire · neoliberalism · globalization · competition · entrepreneurship
Remove official restrictions
- relaxedFree of stress
- loosenedMade less tight
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
flexible · decentralized · reformed · simplified · licensing · zoning · compliance · bureaucracy
Favoring reform and innovation
- tolerantAccepting of differences
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- inclusiveCovering all members
- secularNonreligious, worldly
egalitarian · open-minded · reformist · modernized · civil rights · emancipation · equality · diversity
Having no limitations
- openNot closed
- accessibleAble to be reached
- availableReady to be used
- expandedMade larger or wider
broadened · unlimited · unconstrained · barrier-free · visa-free · border controls · immigration · travel restrictions
deregulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
- marketizationConverting to commerce-driven systems
- free tradeUnrestricted international exchange
open markets · tariff reduction · trade agreements · capitalism · laissez-faire · neoliberalism · globalization · competition · entrepreneurship · foreign investment
decontrol
Remove official restrictions
- relaxedFree of stress
- loosenedMade less tight
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
streamlined · flexible · decentralized · reformed · simplified · licensing · zoning · compliance · bureaucracy · red tape
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
- tolerantAccepting of differences
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- inclusiveCovering all members
secular · egalitarian · open-minded · reformist · modernized · civil rights · emancipation · equality · diversity · acceptance
unrestricted
Having no limitations
- openNot closed
- accessibleAble to be reached
- availableReady to be used
expanded · broadened · unlimited · unconstrained · barrier-free · visa-free · border controls · immigration · travel restrictions · entry requirements
liberalizedrestricted
Limited in scope
tightened · constrained · regulated · controlled · curtailed
liberalizednationalized
Made government property
centralized · collectivized · socialized · monopolized · state-controlled
liberalizedtraditionalized
Made into accepted custom
repressed · suppressed · puritanized · moralized · censored
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