Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for freely. Search instead for treela.
Definitions

freely

[free-lee] / ˈfri li /
ADJECTIVE
without restriction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
candidly openly voluntarily willingly
WEAK
advisedly as you please at one's discretion at one's pleasure at will deliberately designedly fancy-free frankly intentionally of one's own accord of one's own free will plainly purposely spontaneously unchallenged unreservedly without hindrance without prompting without reserve without restraint without urging
Antonyms
WEAK
bound limited
ADVERB
easily, smoothly done
Synonyms
STRONGEST
effortlessly liberally readily
WEAK
abundantly amply as one pleases bountifully cleanly copiously extravagantly facilely lavishly lightly like water loosely open-handedly unhindered unobstructedly unstintingly well with a free hand without encumbrance without hindrance without restraint without stint
Antonyms
WEAK
difficultly

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Before 28 February international shipping could transit the strait freely.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Negotiators are pessimistic that Iran will meet Trump’s demand to allow traffic to flow freely through the Strait of Hormuz, Journal reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Customers with new annual budgets were also spending more freely.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

With fewer disruptions, electrons can travel more freely across the material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

In the past, he’d had the necklace tucked into his shirt, but now it swung freely.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros