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- [free]
- /fri/
- /friː/
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- [free]
- /fri/
Definitions of freed word
- adjective freed enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people. 1
- adjective freed pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty: They were thankful to be living on free soil. 1
- adjective freed existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties that are, as a rule, constitutionally guaranteed by representative government: the free nations of the world. 1
- adjective freed enjoying political autonomy, as a people or country not under foreign rule; independent. 1
- adjective freed exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person or one's will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unrestricted. 1
- adjective freed able to do something at will; at liberty: free to choose. 1
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Origin of freed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English fre, Old English frēo; cognate with Gothic freis, Old High German frī (German frei), Dutch vrij, Sanskrit priyá- dear. Cf. friend, Friday
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Parts of speech for Freed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
freed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
freed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for freed
adj freed
- released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- discharged — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
adjective freed
- unfettered — to release from fetters.
- unencumbered — not impeded, slowed down, or retarded; free to move, advance, or go forward.
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unregulated — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- autonomous — An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else.
Antonyms for freed
adjective freed
- constrained — embarrassed, unnatural, or forced