free
/fɹi/noun, verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable
Free means: not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint.
Synonyms for free71
noun, as in people who are free
verb, as in make (assets) available
verb, as in relieve from
verb, as in release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
verb, as in remove or force out from a position
verb, as in make (information) available for publication
verb, as in free from obligations or duties
verb, as in free or remove obstruction from
verb, as in let off the hook
adjective, as in not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
and 10 more
, liberated, footloose, out-of-school, unconfined, unimprisoned, unconstrained, unhampered, unrestricted, unbound, unrestrainedadjective, as in costing nothing
adjective, as in not held in servitude
adjective, as in unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
adjective, as in not fixed in position
adjective, as in not taken up by scheduled activities
adjective, as in not occupied or in use
adverb, as in without restraint
also used for free
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Opposites of free
What does free mean?22
adjective
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint“free enterprise”
costing nothing“complimentary tickets”
completely wanting or lacking“writing barren of insight”
not held in servitude“after the Civil War he was a free man”
not literal“a loose interpretation of what she had been told”
unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion“free expansion”
not fixed in position“the detached shutter fell on him”
not taken up by scheduled activities“a free hour between classes”
not occupied or in use“a free locker”
verb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
part with a possession or right“I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”
make (assets) available“release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”
relieve from“Rid the house of pests”
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to“She exempted me from the exam”
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
remove or force out from a position“The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums”
make (information) available for publication“release the list with the names of the prisoners”
free from obligations or duties
free or remove obstruction from“free a path across the cluttered floor”
let off the hook“I absolve you from this responsibility”
noun
people who are free“the home of the free and the brave”
adverb
without restraint“cows in India are running loose”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with free?60
three syllables
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Free in a sentence
- What is necessary is just to read the book, when free.unknown
- Should the word processor go wrong, we guarantee to replace it free of charge.Dejo
- During that winter, writing occupied most of my free time.Dejo
- If you are free, give me a hand.Zifre
- If you had a word processor, you'd be free from all this trouble.Dejo
- Now that you have finished your work, you are free to go home.CK
- You are free to go anytime, as long as you get back by five.unknown
- If students today had more free time, they might show more interest in politics.CK
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Forms of free
as a noun
- plural
- frees
as a verb
- past tense
- freed
- past participle
- freed
- present participle
- freeing
- third-person singular
- frees
as a adjective
- comparative
- freeer
- superlative
- freeest