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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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This allows the magnetic ions to move more freely between the two states instead of locking into a single pattern.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

A skeptic could find plenty cause for gloom: Oil tankers still can’t freely traverse the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But Kompany's Bayern lean into that risk, playing freely both in and out of possession.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

By 2030, China hopes to boast a mostly unified electricity market, with 70% of electricity consumption priced off supply and demand price signals and freely traded, Ma writes.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

When we went shopping at the mall, he'd park himself on a bench, content to watch the bags or sneak in a nap while the rest of the family roamed freely.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama