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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“Oil will flow again, though less freely and some in new ways,” Jan Stuart, a global energy strategist at Piper Sandler, said in a note Monday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

"Everyone thinks it's normal but one day we're going to end up teaching in the aisles of the supermarket," she added, asking to remain anonymous to speak freely.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Most indexes adjust a company’s market value by how much of it is freely available to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

When their habitats are lost, often through deforestation, primates are prevented from moving freely.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Then our eyes skittered to the other counters, where customers were freely trying on jewelry and gloves.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

freely

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