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/fɹiː/

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📖 Definitions of "Free"

noun

1
Free transfer
2
The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

verb

1
To make free; set at liberty; release.
2
To rid of something that confines or oppresses.

adjective

1
(social) Unconstrained.
"He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted."
2
Obtainable without any payment.
"It's free real estate."
3
(abstract) Unconstrained.
4
(physical) Unconstrained.

adverb

1
Without needing to pay.
"I got this bike free."
2
Freely; willingly.

🔄 Synonyms of "Free"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gratuitous	Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.
clearverb	Transparent in colour.
relinquishverb	(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
dischargenoun	To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
detached	Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
unfettered	(by extension) Not restricted.
openverb	(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
autonomous	Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.
originalnoun	(not comparable) Newly created.
exemptverb	Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
absolveverb	(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
releasenoun	(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
independentnoun	Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
relieveverb	(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
looseverb	(transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
spareverb	Extra.
unrestricted	Not restricted or confined.
complimentary	Free; provided at no charge.
unconstrained	not constrained.
liberateverb	(transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
unconfined	Not confined; free from physical restraint.
unfixed	Not fixated or fixed; moving or changing freely
available	Readily obtainable.
justifyverb	(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
dislodgeverb	(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

↔️ Antonyms of "Free"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
impedeverb	(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
applyverb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
implementverb	To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
enforceverb	To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
obstructverb	To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
blocknoun	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
sticknoun	An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
jamnoun	(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
faultnoun	(typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
wedgenoun	One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
freezenoun	(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
confineverb	(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
detainverb	(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
depositnoun	(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
blameverb	(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
unfreenoun	Not free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.
immobilizeverb	To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
occludeverb	(transitive) To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
close upverb	(intransitive) To close (remove a gap) completely or fully.
boundverb	Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Free"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
unrestricted	Not restricted or confined.
unfettered	(by extension) Not restricted.
unconstrained	not constrained.
exempt	Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
unboundnoun	Not bound.
unchained	Free from chains or fetters; unencumbered.
unfixed	Not fixated or fixed; moving or changing freely
unconfined	Not confined; free from physical restraint.
freebornnoun	Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave
unhampered	Not hampered.
gratisnoun	Free: without charge.
costless	Having no cost, or at least no cost paid for at the point of sale.
unshackled	Not shackled.
unobstructed	Not obstructed.
unoccupied	Not being used; vacant or free
unpaid	Not paid for.
unimprisoned	Not imprisoned.
slavelessnoun	Without a slave or slaves.
untied	Not tied; undone
uncommitted	Not bound or pledged to a cause, party etc.