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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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Leon Rengel is asking for at least $1.3 million in damages for "loss of liberty" and "emotional distress."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“They’ll run away. They value their liberty, just as anyone else does.”

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

When at liberty, Ms. Minnelli wasn’t sitting alone in her room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

We saw it repeatedly called a bulwark of liberty.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

“This ball of liberty, I believe most piously, he predicted, “is now so well in motion that it will roll around the globe.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis