English adjective: free | |||
1. | free able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint | ||
Samples | Free enterprise. A free port. A free country. I have an hour free. Free will. Free of racism. Feel free to stay as long as you wish. A free choice. | ||
Similar | at large, atrip, autonomous, available, aweigh, clear, emancipated, escaped, footloose, independent, liberated, loose, on the loose, out-of-school, self-governing, sovereign, uncommitted, unconfined, unconstrained, unhampered, unimprisoned, unrestricted | ||
See also | free, independent, unbound, unconfined, unrestrained, unrestricted | ||
Attribute | freedom | ||
Antonyms | unfree | ||
2. | free unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion | ||
Samples | Free expansion. Free oxygen. A free electron. | ||
Similar | liberated, unbound | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry, natural philosophy, physics | ||
Antonyms | bound | ||
3. | free costing nothing | ||
Samples | Complimentary tickets. Free admission. | ||
Synonyms | complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous | ||
Similar | unpaid | ||
Antonyms | paid | ||
4. | free not occupied or in use | ||
Samples | A free locker. A free lane. | ||
Similar | unoccupied | ||
Antonyms | occupied | ||
5. | free not fixed in position | ||
Samples | The detached shutter fell on him. He pulled his arm free and ran. | ||
Synonyms | detached | ||
Similar | unfixed | ||
Antonyms | fixed | ||
6. | free not held in servitude | ||
Samples | After the Civil War he was a free man. | ||
Similar | free-soil, freeborn, non-slave, slaveless | ||
See also | free | ||
Antonyms | unfree | ||
7. | free not taken up by scheduled activities | ||
Samples | A free hour between classes. Spare time on my hands. | ||
Synonyms | spare | ||
Similar | unoccupied | ||
Antonyms | occupied | ||
8. | free completely wanting or lacking | ||
Samples | Writing barren of insight. Young recruits destitute of experience. Innocent of literary merit. The sentence was devoid of meaning. | ||
Synonyms | barren, destitute, devoid, innocent | ||
Similar | nonexistent | ||
Antonyms | existent, existing | ||
9. | free not literal | ||
Samples | A loose interpretation of what she had been told. A free translation of the poem. | ||
Synonyms | liberal, loose | ||
Similar | inexact | ||
Antonyms | exact | ||
English noun: free | |||
1. | free (group) people who are free | ||
Samples | The home of the free and the brave. | ||
Synonyms | free people | ||
Broader (hypernym) | people | ||
English adverb: free | |||
1. | free without restraint | ||
Samples | Cows in India are running loose. | ||
Synonyms | loose | ||
English verb: free | |||
1. | free (social) grant freedom to; free from confinement | ||
Examples | They want to free the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bail, bail out, parole, run, unchain, unspell | ||
Antonyms | detain, confine | ||
2. | free (possession) relieve from | ||
Samples | Rid the house of pests. | ||
Synonyms | disembarrass, rid | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cleanse, clear, disembody, disinfest, relieve, smooth, smooth out | ||
3. | free (contact) remove or force out from a position | ||
Samples | The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums. He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble. | ||
Synonyms | dislodge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Antonyms | deposit, stick, wedge, lodge | ||
4. | free (social) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | ||
Samples | She exempted me from the exam. | ||
Synonyms | exempt, relieve | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deregulate, derestrict, dispense, forgive, spare | ||
Antonyms | enforce, implement, apply | ||
5. | free (social) make (information) available for publication | ||
Samples | Release the list with the names of the prisoners. | ||
Synonyms | release | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | issue, supply | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | declassify | ||
6. | free (social) free from obligations or duties | ||
Synonyms | discharge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cashier, clear, cut, disembroil, disentangle, disinvest, disinvolve, divest, liberate, relieve, set free, take over | ||
7. | free (contact) free or remove obstruction from | ||
Samples | Free a path across the cluttered floor. | ||
Synonyms | disengage | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dig out, disencumber, disentangle, extricate, loosen up, unclog, unstuff, untangle | ||
Antonyms | obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block | ||
8. | free (communication) let off the hook | ||
Samples | I absolve you from this responsibility. | ||
Synonyms | absolve, justify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forgive | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | excuse, exempt, let off, relieve, wash one's hands | ||
Antonyms | blame, fault | ||
9. | free (possession) part with a possession or right | ||
Samples | I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest. Resign a claim to the throne. | ||
Synonyms | give up, release, relinquish, resign | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | derequisition, give, sacrifice | ||
10. | free (creation) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition | ||
Synonyms | liberate, release | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring forth, generate | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
11. | free (change) make (assets) available | ||
Samples | Release the holdings in the dictator's bank account. | ||
Synonyms | release, unblock, unfreeze | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | issue, supply | ||
Antonyms | immobilise, immobilize, freeze, block | ||