freely

adverb

free·​ly ˈfrē-lē 

: in a free manner: such as

a

: of one's own accord

left home freely

b

: with freedom from external control

a freely elected government

c

: without restraint or reservation

spent freely on clothes

d

: without hindrance

a gate swinging freely

e

: not strictly following a model, convention, or rule

freely translated

Synonyms of freely

• voluntarily
• willingly

Examples of freely in a Sentence

I will freely give my life for my country.

the horse broke the halter rope quite freely

Recent Examples on the Web

But as that approach began to deliver diminishing returns, and freely available human data started to dry up, the labs have leaned much more on post-training and reinforcement learning. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Matt worked in medical research at Yale, adopting animals in captivity on a regular basis, at the cost of being able to travel freely. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

For the first time in decades, immigration authorities could disregard those protections and more freely arrest, detain and deport immigrant victims. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026

These models assumed that prices and wages were completely flexible, adjusting freely as economic conditions changed. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing freely

• breathe freely

Rhymes for freely

• keeley
• mealy
• seely
• steely
• vilely
• ideally
• lapilli
• swahili
• intraperitoneally
• kiswahili
• microvilli