footloose

footloose

adjective

Definition of FOOTLOOSE

1

not bound, confined, or detained by force <after having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard>

Synonyms footloose, loose, unbound, unconfined, unrestrained

Related Words escaped; uncaged, unchained, unfettered, unleashed; uncaught; unanchored, unbolted, undone, unfastened, untied; clear, disengaged

Near Antonyms caught; caged, chained, enclosed (also inclosed), immured, imprisoned, leashed, penned; anchored, bolted, fastened, fettered, manacled, shackled, tied; kidnapped (also kidnaped)

Antonyms bound, confined, restrained, unfree

2

not held back by rules, duties, or worries <wished I could be as carefree as that footloose toddler>

Synonyms footloose

Related Words affable, breezy, casual, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, laid-back, nonchalant, relaxed; unattached, uncommitted; self-abandoned, unbridled, unrestrained; uninhibited; self-assured, self-confident, self-reliant

Near Antonyms attached, committed, pledged

Antonyms tied