| ADJECTIVE | all | free | able to act at will |
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| all | free | unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion | |
| all | free, complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous | costing nothing | |
| all | free | not occupied or in use | |
| all | free, detached | not fixed in position | |
| all | free | not held in servitude | |
| all | free, spare | not taken up by scheduled activities | |
| all | free, barren, destitute, devoid, innocent | completely wanting or lacking | |
| all | free, loose, liberal | not literal | |
| VERB | social | free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose | grant freedom to |
| possession | free, rid, disembarrass | relieve from | |
| contact | free, dislodge | remove or force out from a position | |
| social | free, exempt, relieve | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | |
| social | free, release | make (information) available for publication | |
| social | free, discharge | free from obligations or duties | |
| contact | free, disengage | free or remove obstruction from | |
| communication | free, absolve | let off the hook | |
| possession | free, release, relinquish, resign, give up | part with a possession or right | |
| creation | free, release, liberate | release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition | |
| change | free, unblock, unfreeze, release | make (assets) available | |
| NOUN | group | free, free people | people who are free |
| ADVERB | all | free, loose | without restraint |
| Sounds | friy' | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint. | |
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| Attribute of | freedom | The condition of being free |
| Narrower | at large, escaped, loose, on the loose | Having escaped, especially from confinement |
| autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign | (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | |
| available, uncommitted | not busy | |
| aweigh, atrip | (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom | |
| clear | Free from contact or proximity or connection | |
| emancipated, liberated | Free from traditional social restraints | |
| footloose | Free to go or do as one pleases | |
| out-of-school | not attending school and therefore / therefore free to work | |
| unconfined, unimprisoned | Free from confinement / confinement or physical restraint | |
| unconstrained | Free from constraint | |
| unhampered | not held in check or subject to control | |
| unrestricted | Free of restrictions on conduct | |
| See also | free | not held in servitude |
| independent | Free from external control and constraint / constraint | |
| unbound | not restrained or tied down by bonds | |
| unconfined | not confined | |
| unrestrained | not subject to restraint | |
| unrestricted | not subject to or subjected to restriction | |
| Opposite | unfree | hampered and not free |
| Spanish | libre | |
| Catalan | lliure | |
| Adverbs | freely | in a free manner |
| Meaning | unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion. | |
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| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions | |
| Narrower | liberated | (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination |
| unbound | not held in chemical or physical combination | |
| Opposite | bound | held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union |
| Spanish | libre | |
| Catalan | lliure | |
| Meaning | costing nothing. | |
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| Example | "free admission" | |
| Synonyms | complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous | |
| Broader | unpaid | not paid |
| Spanish | gratis, gratuita, gratuito, libre | |
| Catalan | gratis, gratuït, libre | |
| Meaning | not occupied or in use. | |
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| Broader | unoccupied | not held or filled or in use |
| Spanish | desocupado, libre | |
| Catalan | desocupat, lliure | |
| Meaning | not fixed in position. | |
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| Example | "he pulled his arm free and ran" | |
| Synonym | detached | |
| Broader | unfixed | not firmly placed or set or fastened |
| Spanish | suelto | |
| Catalan | solt | |
| Meaning | not held in servitude. | |
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| Example | "after the Civil War he was a free man" | |
| Narrower | free-soil, slaveless, non-slave | Where slavery was prohibited |
| freeborn | born free of free parents | |
| See also | free | able to act at will |
| Opposite | unfree | Held in servitude |
| Spanish | libre | |
| Catalan | lliure | |
| Meaning | not taken up by scheduled activities. | |
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| Example | "a free hour between classes" | |
| Synonym | spare | |
| Broader | unoccupied | not held or filled or in use |
| Spanish | desocupado, libre | |
| Catalan | desocupat, lliure | |
| Meaning | Completely wanting or lacking. | |
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| Synonyms | barren, destitute, devoid, innocent | |
| Broader | nonexistent | not having existence or being or actuality |
| Spanish | desprovista, desprovisto | |
| Catalan | desproveït | |
| Meaning | not literal. | |
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| Example | "a free translation of the poem" | |
| Synonyms | loose, liberal | |
| Broader | inexact | not exact |
| Spanish | desatado, libre | |
| Catalan | deslligat, lliure, solt | |
| Meaning | People who are free. | |
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| Example | "the home of the free and the brave" | |
| Synonym | free people | |
| Broader | people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
| Verbs | free | grant freedom to |
| Meaning | Without restraint. | |
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| Synonym | loose | |
| Spanish | dejar suelto, libre, suelta | |
| Catalan | gratis | |
| Meaning | grant freedom to; free from confinement. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to free the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose | |
| Narrower | bail | Release after a security has been paid |
| bail out | Free on bail | |
| parole | Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole | |
| run | Set animals loose to graze | |
| unchain | make free | |
| unspell | Release from a spell | |
| Opposite | confine, detain | deprive of freedom |
| Spanish | liberar, libertar, redimir, soltar | |
| Catalan | alliberar, deslliurar, redimir | |
| Nouns | free | people who are free |
| freeing | the act of liberating someone or something | |
| Meaning | relieve from. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Synonyms | rid, disembarrass | |
| Narrower | cleanse | purge of an ideology / ideology, bad thoughts, or sins |
| clear | Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc. | |
| disembody | Free from a body or physical form or reality | |
| disinfest | Rid of vermin | |
| relieve | Free from a burden, evil, or distress | |
| smooth, smooth out | Free from obstructions | |
| Spanish | liberarse, librarse, librar | |
| Catalan | alliberar-se, alliberar, deslliurar-se, deslliurar, eliminar, lliurar | |
| Meaning | Remove or force out from a position. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" | |
| Synonym | dislodge | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Opposite | lodge, wedge, stick, deposit | Put, fix, force, or implant |
| Spanish | desalojar | |
| Meaning | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | exempt, relieve | |
| Narrower | deregulate | Lift the regulations on |
| derestrict | make free from restrictions | |
| dispense | grant a dispensation | |
| forgive | absolve from payment | |
| spare | save or relieve from an experience or action | |
| Opposite | enforce, implement, apply | ensure observance of laws and rules |
| Spanish | exonerar, liberar | |
| Catalan | alleugerir, alliberar, deslliurar | |
| Meaning | make (information) available for publication. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | release | |
| Narrower | declassify | Lift the restriction on and make available again |
| Broader | issue, supply | circulate or distribute or equip with |
| Spanish | lanzar, liberar | |
| Meaning | Free from obligations or duties. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | discharge | |
| Narrower | cashier | Discharge with dishonor, as in the army |
| clear | Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment | |
| cut | Discharge from a group | |
| disinvolve, disembroil, disentangle | Free from involvement or entanglement | |
| divest, disinvest | deprive of status or authority | |
| liberate, set free | grant freedom to | |
| take over, relieve | Free someone temporarily from his or her obligations | |
| Spanish | descargar, liberar | |
| Catalan | alliberar, descarregar | |
| Nouns | freeing | the act of liberating someone or something |
| Meaning | Free or remove obstruction from. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "free a path across the cluttered floor" | |
| Synonym | disengage | |
| Narrower | dig out | dig out from underneath earth or snow |
| extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber | Release from entanglement of difficulty | |
| unclog | Become or cause to become unobstructed | |
| unstuff, loosen up | Cause to become unblocked | |
| Opposite | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up | Block passage through |
| Spanish | desprender, liberar | |
| Catalan | alliberar | |
| Meaning | let off the hook. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Synonym | absolve | |
| Narrower | excuse, relieve, let off, exempt | grant exemption or release to |
| justify | (used of God) declare innocent | |
| wash one's hands | To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame | |
| Broader | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
| Opposite | blame, fault | put or pin the blame on |
| Spanish | absolver, eximir, justificar, liberar | |
| Catalan | absoldre, alliberar, deslliurar, perdonar | |
| Meaning | Part with a possession or right. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonyms | release, relinquish, resign, give up | |
| Narrower | derequisition | Release from government control |
| sacrifice, give | endure the loss of | |
| Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
| Spanish | liberar, renunciar | |
| Catalan | alliberar, deslliurar, renunciar | |
| Meaning | Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | release, liberate | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | generate, bring forth | Bring into existence |
| Meaning | make (assets) available. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | unblock, unfreeze, release | |
| Broader | issue, supply | circulate or distribute or equip with |
| Opposite | freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) |
| Spanish | desbloquear, descongelar, divulgar, liberar, soltar | |
| Catalan | desbloquejar, divulgar | |
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