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freedom

[free-duhm] / ˈfri dəm /
NOUN
independence, license to do as one wants
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability exemption flexibility immunity opportunity power privilege right
STRONG
abandon abandonment bent compass discretion facility indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin play prerogative profligacy range rein rope scope sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play full swing laissez faire own accord plenty of rope rampancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotence inability incompetence responsibility weakness
STRONG
extreme restraint
WEAK
captivity confinement difficulty imprisonment incarceration limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression
NOUN
political independence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autonomy citizenship democracy emancipation exemption immunity liberation privilege release relief self-determination self-government sovereignty
STRONG
abolition abolitionism autarchy deliverance delivery discharge disengagement enfranchisement franchise impunity liberty manumission parole prerogative probation rescue salvage salvation
WEAK
disimprisonment extriction home rule representative government
Antonyms
STRONGEST
responsibility
STRONG
hold imprisonment incarceration restraint retention
WEAK
captivity confinement difficulty government limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression
NOUN
easy attitude
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon boldness brazenness candor directness disrespect ease facility familiarity forthrightness forwardness frankness impertinence informality ingenuousness laxity license openness presumption readiness spontaneity unconstraint
WEAK
lack of reserve lack of restraint overfamiliarity
Antonyms
STRONG
difficulty humility
WEAK
limitation reserve restraint restriction suppression

Example Sentences

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Jack was constantly thinking about politics and the relationship between government and the public and how power and policy shape everyday life and collective freedom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

When you find yourself turning away, you should recognize it as a privilege that gives you the freedom to reflect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The High Court in London in mid-February upheld a challenge to the ban, saying it had interfered with the right to freedom of speech.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

“That is not freedom of navigation. That is coercion,” Sultan Al Jaber, head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., wrote on LinkedIn on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I think of General Blake and Sarah getting hundreds of people to freedom.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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