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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Bezos' move last year to focus the paper's opinion section on "personal liberties and free markets" prompted the editor of that section to resign.

From BBC

The first is conspiracy to deprive Cities Church congregants of their religious liberty, and the second is interfering with their religious liberty in a house of worship.

From The Wall Street Journal

"All are spread around the world and they have their liberty to this day" said Laidlaw.

From BBC

In a strongly-worded ruling, Judge John Tunheim said refugees "are not committing crimes on our streets, nor did they illegally cross the border," adding that the US had been "a haven of individual liberties".

From BBC

Thanks to Judge Charles Ouslander for his asylum ruling, which shows the U.S. can still be a beacon for liberty and a refuge for dissidents from the world’s cruel authoritarians.

From The Wall Street Journal

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