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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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The hosts get generational wealth and perhaps retain enough editorial freedom to look in the mirror and tell themselves they aren’t sellouts.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

The latest draft, seen by AFP, demands Iran end attacks on commercial vessels and halt "any attempt to impede transit passage or freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz".

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Back then, there was no freedom of speech, human rights abuses were rampant and the rights of women in particular were severely restricted, he recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

She untied the leash to give Wolf his freedom: maybe he could escape, even if she and Torak could not.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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