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free living

[free-liv-ing] / ˈfriˈlɪv ɪŋ /
NOUN
fast lane
Synonyms
WEAK
burning the candle at both ends fast pace fast track killing pace
NOUN
dissipation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
squandering
STRONG
abandonment debauchery dissoluteness dissolution drunkenness evil excess extravagance indulgence intemperance lavishness prodigality profligacy self-gratification waste
WEAK
high living life in the fast lane to hell in handbasket
Antonyms
STRONG
economy moderation saving temperance
WEAK
appearance unselfishness virtue

Example Sentences

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Environmental and public health researchers are drawing attention to a little-known group of pathogens that may pose a rising global danger: free living amoebae.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

After all, parasites like hematophages are the bedrock of the tree of life, outnumbering free living species by about 3 to 2.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

“My beautiful Smile is pain free, living in her new body alongside Jesus,” Schneider, 62, wrote.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

“My beautiful Smile is pain free, living in her new body alongside Jesus,” Schneider wrote on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Asthma and anasarca, the consequence of free living.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William