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freedom

[free-duhm] / ˈfri dəm /
NOUN
independence, license to do as one wants
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability exemption flexibility immunity opportunity power privilege right
STRONG
abandon abandonment bent compass discretion facility indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin play prerogative profligacy range rein rope scope sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play full swing laissez faire own accord plenty of rope rampancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotence inability incompetence responsibility weakness
STRONG
extreme restraint
WEAK
captivity confinement difficulty imprisonment incarceration limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression
NOUN
political independence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autonomy citizenship democracy emancipation exemption immunity liberation privilege release relief self-determination self-government sovereignty
STRONG
abolition abolitionism autarchy deliverance delivery discharge disengagement enfranchisement franchise impunity liberty manumission parole prerogative probation rescue salvage salvation
WEAK
disimprisonment extriction home rule representative government
Antonyms
STRONGEST
responsibility
STRONG
hold imprisonment incarceration restraint retention
WEAK
captivity confinement difficulty government limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression
NOUN
easy attitude
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon boldness brazenness candor directness disrespect ease facility familiarity forthrightness forwardness frankness impertinence informality ingenuousness laxity license openness presumption readiness spontaneity unconstraint
WEAK
lack of reserve lack of restraint overfamiliarity
Antonyms
STRONG
difficulty humility
WEAK
limitation reserve restraint restriction suppression

Example Sentences

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The plan is for Lambiase's new position to allow Stella more freedom to focus on the leadership aspects of his role.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Saudi Arabia issued a statement to emphasize that freedom of navigation in the Hormuz must be exercised without any restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Berlant describes their shared sensibility, the ability to simultaneously play comedy and pathos, as a kind of freedom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Now living in Phnom Penh after the Cambodian government facilitated his repatriation from Eswatini, Rom said he was still "getting used to the freedom" but was ready to move on.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Some delegates, like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, thought that slavery itself would eventually die out as the ideals of liberty and freedom behind the Revolution took hold in America.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis