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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

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And Lincoln recalled to us, in the peerless prose of the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural, what the Founding Fathers had given us and which still lies at the heart of this nation: freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

A sequence showing a minke whale's desperate break for freedom from a hunting team of killer whales provided an enduring image.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The letter was written on behalf of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, which develops secure communication tools for journalists and tracks violations of press freedom, and Reporters Without Borders, which tracks press freedom globally.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

"It is a celebration of life and a powerful symbol of resilience, freedom, patriotism, courage, and the will to keep fighting for America."

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

How many girls like me, through the ages, have sung these sad songs as they dreamed of freedom?

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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