Definitions

liberty

[lib-er-tee] / ˈlɪb ər ti /

NOUN

freedom

Synonyms

STRONG

autarchy authorization autonomy birthright choice convenience decision deliverance delivery dispensation emancipation enfranchisement enlightenment exemption franchise immunity independence leave leisure liberation license opportunity permission prerogative privilege relaxation release rest right sanction self-determination self-government sovereignty suffrage unconstraint

WEAK

carte blanche free speech power of choice

Antonyms

STRONG

denial dependence hold prohibition refusal responsibility veto work

WEAK

arrest imprisonment incarceration restraint

Example Sentences

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It’s less than 2 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Renderings show the arch would be twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial, crowned by a golden statue of Lady Liberty sporting outstretched wings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty... nothing can be done?" the judge asked.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Official figures show there were 364,900 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications in England in 2024-25, with 118,850 still not completed at the end of the year.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Dismantled long ago, the President’s House is marked today by an exhibit that shows the foundation of the building and is adjacent to the museum housing Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Vocabulary lists containing liberty

Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)

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The Bill of Rights

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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)

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