liberties

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

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liberties

An accuracy check on that Bourdain biopic: We’ve mentioned here before that Slate’s movie critic loved Tony—but how true is the film, and what liberties did it take with the facts?

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Kennedy remained open to new rights and liberties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

In 2008, Conservative MP David Davis resigned his seat of Haltemprice and Howden as part of a campaign about civil liberties.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Visitors are left to reconcile a history of gradually expanding rights and liberties with that portentous coda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

You don’t agree that the question of human rights, of civil liberties, is a matter of vital importance to the African people?

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela