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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Before the liberal period of society, i.e. in feudal or authoritarian times..
They were, then, preliberal, premodern.
But if we hope to create a humane postliberal future, we cannot pretend that the age of liberalism did not happen or that its basic contours can simply be jettisoned in some sort of restoration of an idyllic preliberal age.
Use preliberal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Preliberal means Before the liberal period of society, i.e. in feudal or authoritarian times..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include postliberal.
They were, then, preliberal, premodern.
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