freely

adverb

free·​ly ˈfrē-lē 

: in a free manner: such as

a

: of one's own accord

left home freely

b

: with freedom from external control

a freely elected government

c

: without restraint or reservation

spent freely on clothes

d

: without hindrance

a gate swinging freely

e

: not strictly following a model, convention, or rule

freely translated

Synonyms of freely

• voluntarily
• willingly

Examples of freely in a Sentence

I will freely give my life for my country.

the horse broke the halter rope quite freely

Recent Examples on the Web

According to researchers who participated in the study, the dictatorships in those countries blocked Gallup from conducting its surveys freely. —Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026

Land could be freely bought or sold or rented, although there were a variety of legal and customary restrictions that meant the land market was not a smooth mechanism of resource allocation. —Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

Hopes rose that a cooldown in fighting could allow oil and natural gas to flow more freely from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide. —Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

The little sucker can roam about freely, with the actor onto whose body Thing is but one piece (Victor Dorobantu) chroma-keyed out of the shot. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing freely

• breathe freely

Rhymes for freely

• keeley
• mealy
• seely
• steely
• vilely
• ideally
• lapilli
• swahili
• intraperitoneally
• kiswahili