Definitions

freely

[free-lee] / ˈfri li /

ADJECTIVE

without restriction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candidly openly voluntarily willingly

WEAK

advisedly as you please at one's discretion at one's pleasure at will deliberately designedly fancy-free frankly intentionally of one's own accord of one's own free will plainly purposely spontaneously unchallenged unreservedly without hindrance without prompting without reserve without restraint without urging

Antonyms

WEAK

bound limited

ADVERB

easily, smoothly done

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effortlessly liberally readily

WEAK

abundantly amply as one pleases bountifully cleanly copiously extravagantly facilely lavishly lightly like water loosely open-handedly unhindered unobstructedly unstintingly well with a free hand without encumbrance without hindrance without restraint without stint

Antonyms

WEAK

difficultly

Example Sentences

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Misha Laskin is a Russian-Israeli researcher who left Google to start Reflection, which is trying to build open-source AI models whose underlying code is freely available for anyone to use and modify.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whereas Chelsea and Manchester City were able to spend freely to build their empire, governing bodies now have the shackles on.

From BBC

To investigate this possibility, the researchers designed a tabletop experiment with a two-dimensional array of freely rotating magnetic elements positioned above a second magnetic layer.

From Science Daily

The solution is dazzling: The two buildings seem barely to touch shoulders, and yet behind this show of aloofness their interior spaces flow freely together at every level.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This action will allow vital resources like oil, natural gas, fertilizer and coal to flow freely to US ports for 60 days," she added.

From Barron's

freely

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