NEOLIBERALISM Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

neoliberalism

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Definition of neoliberalism

as in liberalism

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Recent Examples of neoliberalism The Neoliberal Age – and What Comes Next Speaking further on the economy, Lynch defined neoliberalism for us. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 The domestic side of neoliberalism means lower tax rates for the rich, lower taxes on capital versus labor, deregulation, and privatization. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The height of neoliberalism brought about an almost universal shift in art toward the global, away from the specifics of individual places, their histories, people, and physical locations. — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026 In rich countries with more formal labor markets, such as the US and the UK, this has catalyzed the decades-long erosion of social protections under neoliberalism. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 Under neoliberalism, public investment in education, health care, and infrastructure crowds out private capital. — Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026 Read’s book is a great explanatory account of the industry, connecting big, nebulous ideas like neoliberalism to actual concrete things. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026 His book joins a chorus of critics who argue that late-twentieth-century neoliberalism unleashed the forces of market globalization and hypercapitalism that in turn undermined stable societies anchored in family, religion, and national solidarity. — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 Discontent has taken many forms – outrage about inequality and neoliberalism in 2019-2020, or unease about economic precarity and crime in the current election. — Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for neoliberalism

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But conventional explanations emphasizing liberalism’s association with economic development and the rise of a middle class cannot fully account for ideological shifts.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
In the nineteen-thirties—a decade of political assassinations, failed military coups, brutal invasions of China, and a hard-right reaction against the relative liberalism of the nineteen-twenties—the yakuza embraced the Zeitgeist with gusto.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of liberalism

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On the left, billionaires are regularly invoked as oligarchic overlords whose wealth and influence have helped erode the foundations of democracy.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Sofia Wylie’s Grace stands in the middle of the trio, the girl to her right cheering normally and the girl to her left, Lisbeth (Geena Meszaros) roaring animalistically.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026