Synonyms for freedom
ˈfri dəm

Princeton's WordNet(3.40 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. freedom(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   exemption

2. exemption, freedom(noun)

   immunity from an obligation or duty

   Synonyms:
   exemption, immunity, granting immunity

Wiktionary(3.60 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. freedom(noun)

   Antonyms:
   constraint, bondage

2. freedom(noun)

   Antonyms:
   constraint, bondage

3. freedom(noun)

   The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.

   Antonyms:
   bondage, constraint

English Synonyms and Antonyms(4.25 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. freedom(n.)

   Synonyms:
   LIBERTY, independence, exemption from restraint

2. freedom(n.)

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

3. freedom(n.)

   Synonyms:
   franchise, immunity, privilege

4. freedom(n.)

   Synonyms:
   familiarity, license

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

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

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