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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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A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae.

From Science Daily • May 2, 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

We’re not far into “Nick,” Michael Farris Smith’s new prequel to “The Great Gatsby,” before its hero has experienced enough combat, free living and disillusionment to launch the Jazz Age all by his lonesome.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2021

Conceive how these free living qualities permit a unison in fellowship, a fellowship in unison.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.