free

1. Not limited or hampered;
   Not under compulsion or restraint (synset 301065188)
   "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"
   also:

   • unbound - not restrained or tied down by bonds
   • unconfined - not confined
   • independent - free from external control and constraint
   • free - not held in servitude
   • unrestrained - not subject to restraint
   • unrestricted - not subject to or subjected to restriction
   tells us about: freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
   similar to:

   • at large, escaped, loose, on the loose - having escaped, especially from confinement
   • autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign - (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
   • available, uncommitted - not busy; not otherwise committed
   • atrip, aweigh - (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
   • clear - free from contact or proximity or connection
   • emancipated, liberated - free from traditional social restraints
   • footloose - free to go or do as one pleases
   • out-of-school - not attending school and therefore free to work
   • unconfined, unimprisoned - free from confinement or physical restraint
   • unconstrained - free from constraint
   • unhampered - not held in check or subject to control
   • unrestricted - free of restrictions on conduct
2. Unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion (synset 301062062)
   "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"
   referred to in:

   • chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
   • natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
   similar to:

   • liberated - (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
   • unbound - not held in chemical or physical combination
3. Costing nothing (synset 301714713)
   "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
   similar to: unpaid - not paid
   same as: complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous
4. Not occupied or in use (synset 301628191)
   "a free locker"; "a free lane"
   similar to: unoccupied - not held or filled or in use
5. Not fixed in position (synset 301064646)
   "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
   similar to: unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened
   same as: detached
6. Not held in servitude (synset 301069383)
   "after the Civil War he was a free man"
   also: free - not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
   similar to:

   • freeborn - born free of free parents
   • free-soil, non-slave, slaveless - where slavery was prohibited
7. Not taken up by scheduled activities (synset 301628296)
   "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
   similar to: unoccupied - not held or filled or in use
   same as: spare
8. Completely wanting or lacking (synset 300931219)
   "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
   similar to: nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality
   same as: barren, destitute, devoid, innocent
9. Not literal (synset 300919313)
   "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
   similar to: inexact - not exact
   same as: liberal, loose

1. People who are free (synset 107964544)
   "the home of the free and the brave"
   is a type of: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
   same as: free people

1. Without restraint (synset 400359817)
   "cows in India are running loose"
   same as: loose

1. Grant freedom to;
   Free from confinement (synset 202426474)
   subtypes:

   • unspell - release from a spell
   • unchain - make free
   • bail - release after a security has been paid
   • run - set animals loose to graze
   • bail out - free on bail
   • parole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
   same as: liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen
2. Relieve from (synset 202355171)
   "Rid the house of pests"
   subtypes:

   • cleanse - purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
   • relieve - free from a burden, evil, or distress
   • smooth, smooth out - free from obstructions
   • clear - clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
   • disinfest - rid of vermin
   • disembody - free from a body or physical form or reality
   same as: disembarrass, rid
3. Remove or force out from a position (synset 201531310)
   "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"
   is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
   same as: dislodge
4. Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to (synset 202570061)
   "She exempted me from the exam"
   subtypes:

   • derestrict - make free from restrictions
   • deregulate - lift the regulations on
   • dispense - grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
   • forgive - absolve from payment
   • spare - save or relieve from an experience or action
   same as: exempt, relieve
5. Make (information) available for publication (synset 202499696)
   "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
   is a type of: issue, supply - circulate or distribute or equip with
   subtypes: declassify - lift the restriction on and make available again
   same as: release
6. Free from obligations or duties (synset 202427126)
   subtypes:

   • disinvest, divest - deprive of status or authority
   • relieve, take over - free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
   • cut - discharge from a group
   • clear - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
   • cashier - discharge with dishonor, as in the army
   • liberate, set free - grant freedom to
   • disembroil, disentangle, disinvolve - free from involvement or entanglement
   same as: discharge
7. Free or remove obstruction from (synset 201478583)
   "free a path across the cluttered floor"
   subtypes:

   • dig out - dig out from underneath earth or snow
   • unclog - become or cause to become unobstructed
   • loosen up, unstuff - cause to become unblocked
   • disencumber, disentangle, extricate, untangle - release from entanglement of difficulty
   same as: disengage
8. Let off the hook (synset 200904187)
   "I absolve you from this responsibility"
   is a type of: forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness
   subtypes:

   • excuse, exempt, let off, relieve - grant exemption or release to
   • justify - (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin
   • wash one's hands - to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame
   same as: absolve
9. Part with a possession or right (synset 202321284)
   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
   is a type of: give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over - place into the hands or custody of
   subtypes:

   • derequisition - release from government control
   • give, sacrifice - endure the loss of
   same as: give up, release, relinquish, resign
10. Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition (synset 201761838)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: bring forth, generate - bring into existence
    same as: liberate, release
11. Make (assets) available (synset 200270568)
    "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
    is a type of: issue, supply - circulate or distribute or equip with
    same as: release, unblock, unfreeze

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