free
- adjective
- /friː/
- He felt free after finally leaving the small town he lived in for years.
- break free
- free-standing
- free to move
Each is on its own and free from the others.
- Each is on its own and free from the others.
- Yeah, but for like a, a free range bird.
- Oh, gosh, OK, I'm free falling through all of the twilight.
- You just, it just has to be fresh free flying food bits.
Examples
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After the storm passed, the kite flew free in the clear sky.
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No one answered, so he reached his free hand into the leaves and moved them around.
Fiction book (1991) -
Each is on its own and free from the others.
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I want it to be loose and free and fun.
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That thing was free to walk the woods and go God knows where.
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You are entering a shoe-free zone.
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Then Jacob shook himself free of the force that urged him to fly away forever.
Fiction book (1991) -
The cat is free to roam around the house whenever it wants.
Synonyms
Not tied to anything and able to move freely
Not held in place and often feels unstable or uncertain
Something loose and not fixed to the thing it belongs to
Free from chains or things that hold someone back
Not fixed to anything so it can move freely
Free from ropes or chains and able to move
An object that stands alone and is not attached to anything
Antonyms
Idioms
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Compounds
- Formal
The right to say what you think in public without the government stopping you
- Archaic
Countries with non-communist governments that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War
A system where private businesses compete and the market sets prices with little government control
- Literature
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Informal
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- Specialized
A computer program with its code available that you can use, change, and share without paying
- Specialized
A small unstable atom or molecule that can damage body cells by reacting with them
- NSFW
Sex between people who are not married, often part of a belief in sexual freedom
- Specialized
A kick given to a team after the other team breaks a rule, taken without nearby opponents
- Specialized
An area near a port where companies store goods for export without paying customs duties
A person who supports trade between countries without import taxes or other barriers
A way of eating that avoids foods with gluten for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance
Supporting a system where private businesses compete with little government control
- Formal
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
- Specialized
A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
Armed forces and political movement led by Charles de Gaulle who resisted German occupation in World War II
A belief in religious ideas based on reason and facts rather than on tradition or leaders
- Specialized
A way of saying the first thought that comes to your mind to find hidden feelings
- Specialized
An electron not attached to an atom that can move freely and carry electricity
- Specialized
A number used in brain and computer models to measure surprise and guide learning
- Archaic
A state where laws did not allow people to own slaves before the American Civil War
- Specialized
A thin metal tongue that vibrates in a slot to make sound in harmonicas or accordions
A small bat that flies fast, eats insects, and has a tail sticking out past the skin between its wings
- Specialized
A number calculated from data that does not need the data's distribution to be known
- Specialized
A way a flower ovary holds the parts that make seeds on a central column without inner walls
- Specialized
A tiny part of the skin that sends signals about pain and temperature
- Formal
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
- Specialized
A white blood cell that moves in the blood and eats germs or dead cells
A former 19th century US party that opposed slavery spreading into western lands
How Mobile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Free once meant 'not tied' or 'able to move', from the same old root frijaz, and we still use that image when something comes 'free' and can move out. So free can describe something that is not fixed and can move.