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drug-free

drug-free

16 2.8
Free of illegal drugs in a person or place
  • adjective
  • /drʌg-fri/
translation icon : libre de drogas
  • No drug policy can deliver a drug-free society.
  • drug-free treatment
  • drug-free programs
  • drug-free zones

Our channel has always been drug free, swearing free.

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Examples

  • It's painless and drug free.

  • What's wrong with a normal, happy, drug-free lifestyle? Nothing.

    Blog text (31)
  • Our apartment is strictly drug free.

  • And I have been mostly drug-free ever since.

  • Earl, do you know how hard I have worked to raise these girls in a drug-free environment?

  • Nico was drug free, never gang affiliated.

  • Social environment: Is the client in a "safe" supportive drug-free space versus a place where there is HIV stigma?

    Academic text (2007)
  • Although some participants identified flaws in the current testing system, they believe the importance of competing in a drug-free environment outweighs any drawbacks associated with testing.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Studies have reported that 12-step programs effectively support drug-free living after treatment program discharge (Fiorentine, 1999; Weiss et al., 2005).

    Academic text (2009)
  • Our community is committed to creating a drug-free environment for all families.

Synonyms

sober
vsdrug-free
269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

refers specifically to absence of illegal drugs in people, places, or periods
stone cold sober
vsdrug-free
  • Informal
3 5.6

Not affected by alcohol or drugs at all

describes absence of illegal drugs across people, places, or time
drugless
vsdrug-free
6.0

A treatment that does not use medicine

focuses on absence of illegal drugs rather than treatment methods

Antonyms

addicted
  • NSFW
229 4.1

Unable to stop using drugs, alcohol or video games

10 4.7

A person who cannot stop taking drugs because their body or mind needs them

How Drug-Free

abstinent
4 7.4
drug-free
16 2.8

Surface Forms

drug-free positive

Morphology

drug-free = drug + free (transparent) = drug + free

The compound 'drug-free' transparently means 'without drugs' and follows a productive English pattern using 'free' to indicate absence.

Etymology

The word drug-free is just two words joined: drug (a medicine or an illegal drug) and free meaning 'without', like in sugar-free. So drug-free means 'without drugs', used for a person, place, or time with no drug use.