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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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Advocates of assisted suicide present Castillo’s death as an exercise of individual liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

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

It rests on the 14th Amendment’s clause that says no state may “deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Finally at liberty, I pushed myself out from under the couch, took my bundle, and rose.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson