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free-spirited

ADJECTIVE

free

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able at large clear easy independent loose open unfettered unrestricted

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allowed disengaged escaped familiar forward frank liberal liberated permitted relaxed

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at liberty casual fancy-free footloose free-wheeling informal lax off the hook on one's own on the loose unattached uncommitted unconfined unconstrained unengaged unhampered unimpeded unobstructed unregulated untrammeled

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blocked closed repressed restricted strict

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reserved

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confined limited restrained suppressed

ADJECTIVE

spontaneous

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casual impromptu instinctive offhand simple unplanned voluntary

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ad-lib automatic break loose down extemporaneous extempore free from the hip impetuous improvised inevitable involuntary irresistible natural off top of head off-the-cuff unartful unavoidable unbidden uncompelled unconscious unconstrained uncontrived uncontrolled unforced unintentional unpremediated unprompted unsophisticated unstudied up front

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deliberate planned

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intended premeditated

ADJECTIVE

uncommitted

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neutral unaffiliated uninvolved

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unattached

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cut loose don't care fence-sitting floating laid-back middle ground middle-of-the-road nonaligned nonpartisan on the fence restrained unpledged

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aligned attached committed involved united

ADJECTIVE

unpretentious

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folksy homey humble laid-back modest simple straightforward unassuming

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unostentatious

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discreet down down home easygoing inelaborate lowly plain prosaic unaffected unambitious unbeautified uncomplex unembellished unimposing unobtrusive unpresumptuous unspoiled up front

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bold brave conceited egotistical presumptuous proud

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affected dishonest flaunting pretending pretentious

ADJECTIVE

unrestricted

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unconditional unlimited unregulated

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able allowed at liberty independent lax liberal liberated on one's own open relaxed unbounded uncommitted unconstrained

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incomplete limited

Example Sentences

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Irene’s artistic ambition and free-spirited nature draw Soames to her.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The show’s Bessette is playful, flirtatious, free-spirited and wary of JFK Jr.’s fame, a far cry from the cold, reserved reputation the real-life Bessette was given.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Emily Brontë's gothic tale of passion, obsession and revenge follows the affair between the free-spirited, wilful Cathy and the tortured but cruel Heathcliff.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

In Annie Hall, Keaton played the role of the film's quirky, insecure and free-spirited titular star, who Allen's character, Alvy Singer, falls in love with.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Early in Barack’s second term, we’d added a new puppy to the household—Sunny—a free-spirited rambler who seemed to see no point in being house-trained, given how big her new house was.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

free-spirited

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