Synonyms for freedom
ˈfri dəmfree·dom

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.8 / 16 votes

1. freedomnoun

   Antonyms:
   constraint, bondage

2. freedomnoun

   Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.

   Antonyms:
   constraint, bondage

3. freedomnoun

   Antonyms:
   bondage, constraint

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.9 / 10 votes

1. freedom

   In general terms, it may be said that freedom is absolute, liberty relative; freedom is the absence of restraint, liberty is primarily the removal or avoidance of restraint; in its broadest sense, it is the state of being exempt from the domination of others or from restricting circumstances. Freedom and liberty are constantly interchanged; the slave is set at liberty, or gains his freedom; but freedom is the nobler word. Independence is said of states or nations, freedom and liberty of individuals; the independence of the United States did not secure liberty or freedom to its slaves. Liberty keeps quite strictly to the thought of being clear of restraint or compulsion; freedom takes a wider range, applying to other oppressive influences; thus, we speak of freedom from annoyance or intrusion. License is, in its limited sense, a permission or privilege granted by adequate authority, a bounded liberty; in the wider sense, license is an ignoring and defiance of all that should restrain, and a reckless doing of all that individual caprice or passion may choose to do — a base and dangerous counterfeit of freedom. Compare ALLOW; PERMISSION.

   Synonyms:
   emancipation, independence, liberty, license

   Antonyms:
   captivity, compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, oppression, serfdom, servitude, slavery, superstition, thraldom

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.4 / 5 votes

1. freedomnoun

   the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

   Synonyms:
   exemption

2. exemption, freedomnoun

   immunity from an obligation or duty

   Synonyms:
   exemption, immunity, granting immunity

Matched Categories

1. • State
   • Unsusceptibility

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:3.4 / 11 votes

1. eluthera

   not subjected to tyranny, or enslavement

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

2. popular sovereignty

   not being own by someone

   he is now free out of prison

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. freedomnoun

   Synonyms:
   LIBERTY, independence, exemption from restraint

2. freedomnoun

   Synonyms:
   scope, range, play, swing, free play, full play, full swing

3. freedomnoun

   Synonyms:
   franchise, immunity, privilege

4. freedomnoun

   Synonyms:
   familiarity, license

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. freedomnoun

   Synonyms:
   exemption, immunity, liberty, independence, self-government, autonomy, privileges, immunities, franchises, ease, facility, unconstraint, laxity, candor, frankness, informality, latitudinarianism

   Antonyms:
   subjection, liability, dependence, heteronomy, reserve, constraint, subordination, repression

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "freedom":

   liberty, free, freedoms, liberties, liberté, freely, libertad, freiheit, svoboda, release, swoboda, hurriyat

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Freedom":

   Fredom, Hans Henning Terp-Hansen, Freedom Bridgewater, Lashewn Bridgewater, Aubrey 'Freedom' Bridgewater, Aubrey Bridgewater, Aubrey Freedom Bridgewater

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How to use freedom in a sentence?

1. Justin Amash:

   I have the highest regard for them and they're my close friends, i didn't want to be a further distraction for House Freedom Caucus.

2. Yaakov Baharav:

   We try to provide people with the chance to enjoy total freedom, freedom is not something you can take for granted in Jerusalem.

3. Frederick Douglass:

   Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning; they want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand; it never has and it never will.

4. Timothy Dolan:

   We've got to make sure that the rights of conscience and the ability to publicly exercise one's religion is also balanced with another good -- namely, the rights of people not to be discriminated against, it's easier to ignore religious freedom than it is, today, the more popular issues.

5. Walter Lippmann:

   When men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their ideas, they cease to be children and savages and begin to live like civilized men. Then only is freedom a reality, when men may voice their opinions because they must examine their opinions.