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 path from dictatorship to democracy is fraught, but with the illusion broken and the people empowered, freedom is finally within reach.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We expect that Western countries, which declare their commitment to freedom of navigation on the high seas, will begin adhering to this principle themselves."

From BBC

Once a person’s life can be destroyed for expressing disfavored ideas, no one’s freedom is secure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Andrew Manches, professor of children and technology at the University of Edinburgh, agreed the beauty of Lego lay in "the freedom to create, re-create, and adapt simple blocks into endless stories powered by children's imagination".

From BBC

Pollack managed to get the charges dismissed and secured his freedom.

From Barron's

freedom

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