free
adjective
[ friː ]
• able to act or be done as one wishes; not under the control of another.
• "I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free"
• not or no longer confined or imprisoned.
• "the researchers set the birds free"
Similar:
on the loose,
at liberty,
at large,
loose,
unconfined,
unbound,
untied,
unchained,
untethered,
unshackled,
unfettered,
unrestrained,
unsecured,
• not subject to engagements or obligations.
• "she spent her free time shopping"
Similar:
unoccupied,
not at work,
not working,
not busy,
not tied up,
between appointments,
off duty,
off work,
off,
on leave,
idle,
at leisure,
with time on one's hands,
with time to spare,
available,
contactable,
on holiday,
• not subject to or affected by (something undesirable).
• "our salsas are free of preservatives"
Similar:
unencumbered by,
unaffected by,
clear of,
without,
devoid of,
lacking in,
exempt from,
not liable to,
safe from,
immune to,
relieved of,
released from,
excused of,
exempted from,
rid of,
sans,
minus,
Opposite:
encumbered by,
• given or available without charge.
• "free healthcare"
• using or expending something without restraint; lavish.
• "she was always free with her money"
Similar:
generous,
lavish,
liberal,
open-handed,
unstinting,
giving,
munificent,
bountiful,
bounteous,
charitable,
extravagant,
prodigal,
• (of literature or music) not observing the normal conventions of style or form.
• (of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction to the side or aft of a vessel.
free
adverb
• without cost or payment.
• "ladies were admitted free"
• with the sheets eased.
• "I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had all square forward"
free
verb
• release from confinement or slavery.
• "they were freed from jail"
Similar:
release,
liberate,
discharge,
emancipate,
set free,
let go,
set at liberty,
set loose,
let loose,
turn loose,
deliver,
untie,
unchain,
unfetter,
unshackle,
unmanacle,
uncage,
unleash,
spare,
pardon,
reprieve,
clear,
let off,
let off the hook,
disenthral,
manumit,
• remove something undesirable or restrictive from.
• "his inheritance freed him from financial constraints"
Similar:
exempt,
make exempt,
except,
excuse,
absolve,
relieve of,
absolve of,
unburden of,
disburden of,
strip of,
dispense from,
• make available for a particular purpose.
• "we are freeing management time for alternative work"
Origin:
Old English frēo (adjective), frēon (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vrij and German frei, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love’, shared by friend.
-free
combining form
• free of or from.
• "smoke-free"
