Synonyms for freedom
All synonyms
Noun
liberty, independence, autonomy, exemption, self-government, emancipation, license US, licence UK, privilege, ease, leeway, play, latitude, leisure, release, frankness, immunity, nationality, range, candor US, candour UK, franchise, scope, facility, freeness, unconstraint rare, unrestraint rare, freehood rare, unencumbrance rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being free.
Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
Forms
- Plural
- freedoms → liberties, independences, autonomies, exemptions…
Choose the right word
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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- independence Finland achieved independence on December 6, 1917.
- liberty I'm not at liberty to tell you about the incident.
- autonomy People would have more autonomy if they had a job.
- ease I was surprised because he lifted me up with ease.
- privilege It is a great privilege to be with you in Tatoeba.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| freedom | steady | |
| independence | steady | |
| liberty | steady | |
| autonomy | rising | |
| ease | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- play1, ease1
- 5 letters
- range1, scope1
- 6 letters
- leeway2, candor2
- 7 letters
- release2, license2, liberty3, licence2, leisure2, candour
- 8 letters
- facility4, autonomy4, immunity4, latitude3, freeness, freehood
- 9 letters
- franchise2, privilege2, exemption3, frankness2
- 11 letters
- nationality5, unrestraint
- 12 letters
- independence4, emancipation5, unconstraint
- 13 letters
- unencumbrance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leeway2 = 2 syllables).