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free market

NOUN
capitalism
Synonyms
STRONG
commercialism competition industrialism mercantilism
WEAK
free enterprise laissez faire economics private enterprise
Antonyms
WEAK
communism
NOUN
free enterprise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
liberalism
WEAK
capitalism free competition free economy free-enterprise economy free-enterprise system open market private enterprise self-regulating market
NOUN
open market
Synonyms
WEAK
Common Market competitive market free enterprise free port free trade free trade zone open trade

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The original philosophy had four ingredients: freedom of thought, a free market, room for creative disagreement and diversity, and a removal of obstacles to self-development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But people don’t want a free market with live music.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

For Jetter, Merz's China trip is a chance to take a "clear stance" that Germany believes in "a free market economy that is rules-based and wants a level playing field".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The future of Rodman was of great interest to Europe's most successful clubs with the potential to pick up a world-class player in the free market.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Private enterprise was supposed to build an industrial duty-free port in Bolivia Mar. Thus far the free market has not accepted the challenge.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann