footloose

adjective

foot·​loose ˈfu̇t-ˌlüs 

: having no ties : free to move about

Synonyms of footloose

• loose
• free
• unbound

Examples of footloose in a Sentence

When she was 20, she was footloose and fancy-free, with no family or serious career to tie her down.

after having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard

Recent Examples on the Web

But sis, this vacation is your time to let go of all those titles and lean into being footloose and carefree. — Brittany Vickers, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025

The footloose couple performed on the opening night of the Symphony of Dance tour in Melbourne, Fl. — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024

Of all the world’s footloose international students, 15 percent come to the United States, the largest share of any country in the world. — David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2025

This attempt to revisit the type of fanciful, footloose and fancy-twee storytelling that helped characterize that cultural moment is a big swing, and an even bigger miss. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for footloose

• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse
• disuse
• excuse
• induce

Kids Definition

footloose

adjective

foot·​loose -ˌlüs 

: having no ties : free to roam