Synonyms for freely
Most common
readily willingly voluntarily plentifully openly frankly generously
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Readily
readily, willingly, voluntarily, plentifully, spontaneously, abundantly, bountifully, bounteously
2. Openly
3. Generously
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a free manner.
- adv. 2
Without interference or restriction.
- adv. 3
Of one's own free will.
Example sentences
- readily I'm not going to agree to your proposal so readily.
- voluntarily Tom and Mary said they wouldn't do that voluntarily.
- willingly Did you smash the window willingly or unwillingly?
- openly Catholics could not openly observe their religion.
- unreservedly He says what he has to say unreservedly to his seniors.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| freely | steady | |
| readily | falling | |
| voluntarily | falling | |
| willingly | rising | |
| plentifully | falling | |
| openly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- openly3
- 7 letters
- frankly2, readily3
- 9 letters
- willingly3, liberally4
- 10 letters
- generously4, abundantly4, costlessly
- 11 letters
- voluntarily5, plentifully, bountifully, bounteously
- 12 letters
- unreservedly, gratuitously5, munificently
- 13 letters
- independently5, spontaneously5
- 14 letters
- unobstructedly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (openly3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- librement
- Italiano
- liberamente
- Español
- libremente