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liberated

ADJECTIVE
escaped
Synonyms
STRONG
free
WEAK
at large
ADJECTIVE
exempt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
immune
STRONG
absolved clear cleared discharged excepted excluded excused favored free privileged released spared unbound walked
WEAK
beat the rap let go let off not liable not responsible not subject off the hook outside set apart special unchecked unrestrained unrestricted unshackled void of
Antonyms
STRONG
hindered prevented
WEAK
accountable answerable liable nonexempt responsible
ADJECTIVE
free
Synonyms
STRONGEST
able at large clear easy independent loose open unfettered unrestricted
STRONG
allowed disengaged escaped familiar forward frank liberal permitted relaxed
WEAK
at liberty casual fancy-free footloose free-spirited free-wheeling informal lax off the hook on one's own on the loose unattached uncommitted unconfined unconstrained unengaged unhampered unimpeded unobstructed unregulated untrammeled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blocked closed repressed restricted strict
STRONG
reserved
WEAK
confined limited restrained suppressed
ADJECTIVE
free
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autonomous democratic freed independent separate
STRONG
emancipated enfranchised sovereign
WEAK
at liberty autarchic autonomic individualistic self-directing self-governing self-ruling sui juris unconstrained unenslaved unregimented
Antonyms
WEAK
enslaved occupied restrained suppressed
ADJECTIVE
loose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baggy lax relaxed sloppy
STRONG
clear detached disconnected easy floating free hanging limp loosened released separate slack slackened unbolted unbound unbuttoned unclasped undone unfastened unhinged unhooked unlocked unpinned untied
WEAK
apart asunder at large flabby flaccid insecure movable not fitting unattached uncaged unconfined unconnected unfettered unlatched unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled wobbly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
strict tight
STRONG
hindered rigid stiff
WEAK
constrained restricted taut
ADJECTIVE
relaxed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detached easy
STRONG
clear disconnected escaped floating free hanging limp loosened released separate slack slackened unbolted unbound unbuttoned unclasped undone unfastened unhinged unhooked unlocked unpinned untied
WEAK
apart asunder at large baggy flabby flaccid insecure lax movable not fitting sloppy unattached uncaged unconfined unconnected unfettered unlatched unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled wobbly
Antonyms
STRONG
connected hindered joined rigid sane stiff
ADJECTIVE
released
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discharged
STRONG
free
WEAK
let go set free
ADJECTIVE
unconfined
Synonyms
WEAK
apart asunder at large at liberty baggy clear detached disconnected easy escaped flabby flaccid floating free free as a bird hanging insecure lax limp loosened movable not fitting on the loose relaxed released separate slack slackened sloppy unattached unbolted unbound unbuttoned uncaged unclasped unconnected undone unfastened unfettered unhinged unhooked unlatched unlocked unpinned unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled untied wobbly
ADJECTIVE
uninhibited
Synonyms
STRONGEST
candid relaxed spontaneous unbridled unrestrained unrestricted
WEAK
audacious cut loose expansive fancy-free footloose frank free hanging out informal instinctive natural no holds barred off the cuff open unchecked unconstrained uncontrolled uncurbed ungoverned unhampered unrepressed unreserved unself-conscious unsuppressed
Antonyms
WEAK
careful inhibited modest shy
ADJECTIVE
unrestricted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
unconditional unlimited unregulated
WEAK
able allowed at liberty free-spirited independent lax liberal on one's own open relaxed unbounded uncommitted unconstrained
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incomplete limited

Example Sentences

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Now liberated, it is the gateway for freed Ukrainian prisoners of war heading home.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Though they could have survived the Holocaust by remaining in Palestine, they instead chose to travel through the Sinai Desert and then to a liberated airfield in Italy before departing on their mission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Milan marked that day by naming a prominent square in the city’s center April 25 Plaza for the day the uprising that liberated Milan began.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Resistance to slavery started in Africa, Ms. Gibson contends, citing examples of Africans who attacked European boats or liberated those who had been kidnapped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

So this is what happened to the man who liberated the adulterous woman.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.