Synonyms for free
Another word for free is out-of-school, at large or available. Below are 49 synonyms and 9 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: freed, freer, frees, freest.
1. adjective: not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
- out-of-school
- at large
- available synonyms
- clear synonyms
- independent synonyms
- loose synonyms
- on the loose
- escaped
- self-governing
- sovereign synonyms
- autonomous synonyms
- liberated
- unrestricted synonyms
- unbound
- unrestrained
- emancipated
- footloose
- uncommitted
- unconstrained
- unhampered
- unconfined
- aweigh
- unimprisoned
- atrip
Antonyms
- unfree
2. adjective: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
- liberated
- unbound
Antonyms
- bound synonyms
3. adjective: costing nothing
- complimentary synonyms
- gratuitous
- gratis
- costless
- unpaid synonyms
4. adjective: not occupied or in use
- unoccupied
5. adjective: not fixed in position
- detached synonyms
- unfixed
6. adjective: not held in servitude
- free-soil
- non-slave
- freeborn
- slaveless
Antonyms
- unfree
7. adjective: not taken up by scheduled activities
- spare synonyms
- unoccupied
8. adjective: completely wanting or lacking
- innocent synonyms
- devoid synonyms
- barren synonyms
- destitute synonyms
- nonexistent synonyms
9. adjective: not literal
- liberal synonyms
- loose synonyms
- inexact
10. noun: people who are free
- free people
11. adverb: without restraint
- loose synonyms
12. verb: grant freedom to; free from confinement
- release synonyms
- loose synonyms
- liberate synonyms
- unloose
- unloosen
Antonyms
- confine
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- change synonyms
- run synonyms
- alter synonyms
- bail out
- bail
- modify synonyms
- parole synonyms
- unchain
- unspell
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Questions people ask
What is another word for free?
You can say out-of-school, at large, available, clear or independent instead of free. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint".
What is the opposite of free?
The opposite of free is unfree, bound or confine.
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