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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for free

Noun

1. free, free people, people
usage: people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"

Verb

1. free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
usage: grant freedom to; free from confinement
2. rid, free, disembarrass
usage: relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests"
3. dislodge, free, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: remove or force out from a position; "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"
4. exempt, relieve, free
usage: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
5. free, release, issue, supply
usage: make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
6. free, discharge
usage: free from obligations or duties
7. free, disengage
usage: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
8. absolve, justify, free, forgive
usage: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
9. release, relinquish, resign, free, give up, pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
usage: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
10. unblock, unfreeze, free, release, issue, supply
usage: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

Adjective

1. free (vs. unfree), at large(predicate), at liberty(predicate), escaped, loose, on the loose(predicate), at liberty(predicate), unconstrained, autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign, available, uncommitted, aweigh, atrip, clear(predicate), discharged, released, disentangled, extricated, freed, emancipated, liberated, loose, out-of-school, unconfined, unimprisoned, unhampered, free of(predicate), unrestricted, footloose, free, independent, unbound, unconfined, unrestrained, unrestricted
usage: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "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"
2. free (vs. bound), liberated, unbound
usage: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"
3. complimentary, costless, free, gratis(predicate), gratuitous, unpaid (vs. paid)
usage: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"
4. free, unoccupied (vs. occupied)
usage: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"
5. detached, free, unfixed (vs. fixed)
usage: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
6. free (vs. slave), emancipated, freed, liberated, freeborn, free-soil, slaveless, free
usage: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man"
7. spare, free, unoccupied (vs. occupied)
usage: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
8. free, loose, liberal, inexact (vs. exact)
usage: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

Adverb

1. loose, free
usage: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
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