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free market

NOUN
capitalism
Synonyms
STRONG
commercialism competition industrialism mercantilism
WEAK
free enterprise laissez faire economics private enterprise
Antonyms
WEAK
communism
NOUN
free enterprise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
liberalism
WEAK
capitalism free competition free economy free-enterprise economy free-enterprise system open market private enterprise self-regulating market
NOUN
open market
Synonyms
WEAK
Common Market competitive market free enterprise free port free trade free trade zone open trade

Example Sentences

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Huang has called for more social housing — either co-ops or publicly owned apartments that are not part of the free market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

For Jetter, Merz's China trip is a chance to take a "clear stance" that Germany believes in "a free market economy that is rules-based and wants a level playing field".

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

So the advisory firms arose from a free market to offer them analysis.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

It leaves Guehi and Dayot Upamecano as options if they are to enter the free market to strengthen at centre-back - a strategy they have used several times in recent seasons.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Inside the free market, however, there might be some authority capable of checking its excess.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis