Entry Word: freedom

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the state of being free from the control or power of another <we owe our freedom to the untold numbers of soldiers who have fought in our nationʼs wars since its founding>

Synonyms autonomy, independence, liberty, self-government, sovereignty

Related Words emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation, manumission, release

Near Antonyms captivity, enchainment, enslavement, imprisonment, incarceration, subjugation

Antonyms dependence, subjection

2 the right to act or move freely <as special guests of the owners, the youngsters had full freedom of the resort and its private beach>

Synonyms authorization, free hand, latitude, license (or licence), run

Related Words authority, mandate, power; range, room, space