Definitions

freewheeling

[free-hwee-ling, -wee-] / ˈfriˈʰwi lɪŋ, -ˈwi- /

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independent adj.
self-contained adj.
self-supporting adj.

ADJECTIVE

independent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

autonomous nonpartisan self-reliant self-sufficient separate sovereign

STRONG

absolute

WEAK

autarchic autarchical individualistic nonaligned on one's own self-contained self-determining self-governing self-ruling self-supporting separated unaided unallied unconnected unconstrained uncontrolled unregimented

Antonyms

WEAK

dependent subordinate subservient

ADJECTIVE

self-contained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

autonomous self-governing self-sufficient self-supporting

WEAK

absolute autarchic autarchical individualistic nonaligned nonpartisan on one's own self-determining self-reliant self-ruling separate separated sovereign unaided unallied unconnected unconstrained uncontrolled unregimented

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dependent

ADJECTIVE

self-supporting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

autonomous nonpartisan self-contained self-governing self-reliant self-sufficient

WEAK

absolute autarchic autarchical individualistic nonaligned on one's own self-determining self-ruling separate separated sovereign unaided unallied unconnected unconstrained uncontrolled unregimented

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dependent

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freewheeling

"Big brother" was one way the Fleming-McCullum dynamic was referred to, and there was a sense that England now have a grown-up in charge, following the freewheeling of McCullum.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Donald Trump "pretty much does what he wants" and recommended staying calm in a world on edge, preferably with a sauna, in a freewheeling interview to AFP on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

A scramble to ban pros from campus is the latest chaos in freewheeling college sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It risks striking directly at the heart of the freewheeling money engine that’s been funding Silicon Valley’s trillion-dollar AI build-out.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Buck Duke was a man seemingly created for his rough, freewheeling times.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

freewheeling

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