Synonyms of liberties

liberties

noun

plural of liberty

1

as in options

the power, right, or opportunity to choose

he doesn't want to go to the sales conference, but he doesn't have that liberty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• options
• choices
• elections
• alternatives
• preferences
• ways
• discretions
• selections
• volitions
• picks
• votes
• druthers
• wills
• determinations
• voices
• proclivities
• predilections
• tendencies
• partialities
• inclinations
• likings
• says
• propensities
• free wills
• judgments
• penchants
• discernments
• perspicacities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forces
• obligations
• coercions
• duties
• duresses
• Hobson's choices

2

as in freedoms

the state of being free from the control or power of another

the hope that the country's first-ever elections will usher in a new era of liberty and respect for the rule of law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freedoms
• independencies
• independences
• autonomies
• sovereignties
• emancipations
• liberations
• manumissions
• releases
• enfranchisements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dependences
• subjections
• unfreedoms
• imprisonments
• captivities
• subjugations
• enslavements
• incarcerations
• heteronomies
• internments
• enchainments
• immurements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liberties

Public safety and constitutional liberties should reinforce one another, not come into conflict. — Eric "doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Once that classroom discussion begins, academics will surely have some more words for all the creative liberties Nolan’s movie takes. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 18 July 2026

For all the culture-war debates about the liberties Nolan took in his casting, his most radical deviation from the text has to do with agency and who has it. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Coaches and players wanted the ability to customize what the tablets could do for them, and the league allowed these liberties. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Kane, however, took more artistic liberties to set the show in the ‘70s. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Each family member took creative liberties with their Halloween costumes in 2021, dressing up as everything from an adorable pumpkin to a football player. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Though their creative liberties leaned in different directions, neither was a particular stickler for the truth. — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

At every turn, there have been forces of reaction seeking to claw back the extension of our rights and liberties to more people. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 July 2026