Another word for freedom
freedom
n.
Political liberty
liberty, independence, sovereignty, autonomy, democracy, self-government, self-rule, emancipation, liberation, enfranchisement, franchise, citizenship, right, civil liberty, autarky, self-determination; see also liberty 4.
Exemption from necessity
privilege, immunity, liberty, license, prerogative, right, carte blanche, indulgence, unrestraint, leisure, facility, range, latitude, scope, bent, play, own accord, free rein, full play, laissez faire, leeway, run, plenty of rope*.
Antonyms restraint*, constraint, hindrance.
Natural ease and facility
readiness, forthrightness, spontaneity; see ease 2, informality.
Liberty of action
right to decide, freedom of choice, option, license; see choice 1.
freedom, the broadest in scope of these words, implies the absence of hindrance, restraint, confinement, or repression freedom of speech; liberty, often interchangeable with freedom, strictly connotes past or potential restriction, repression, etc. civil liberties; license implies freedom that consists in violating the usual rules, laws, or practices, either by consent poetic license or as an abuse of liberty slander is license of the tongue
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Another word for freedom
Departure from normal rules or procedures:
liberty, license. See restraintThe state of not being in confinement or servitude:
emancipation, liberation, liberty, manumission. See freeThe condition of being politically free:
autonomy, independence, independency, liberty, self-government, sovereignty. See dependence, freeEase of or space for movement:
elbowroom, play. See tighten
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