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footloose

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of footloose

1 not bound, confined, or detained by force
  • After having been leashed for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard.
Synonyms of footloose

free, loose, unbound, unconfined, unrestrained
Words Related to footloose

escaped

uncaged, unchained, unfettered, unleashed

uncaught

unanchored, unbolted, undone, unfastened, untied

clear, disengaged
Phrases Synonymous with footloose

at large, at liberty
Near Antonyms of footloose

caught

caged, chained, enclosed (also inclosed), immured, imprisoned, leashed, penned

anchored, bolted, fastened, fettered, manacled, shackled, tied

kidnapped (also kidnaped)
Antonyms of footloose

bound, confined, restrained, unfree
2 not held back by rules, duties, or worries
  • I wished I could be as carefree as that footloose toddler.
Synonyms of footloose

freewheeling
Words Related to footloose

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 of footloose

attached, committed, pledged
Antonyms of footloose

tied

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