free
noun
people who are free
“the home of the free and the brave”
Synonymsfree people
verb
grant freedom to; free from confinement
Oppositesconfinerelieve from
“Rid the house of pests”
remove or force out from a position
“The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums”
“He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble”
Synonymsdislodgegrant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
“She exempted me from the exam”
make (information) available for publication
“release the list with the names of the prisoners”
Synonymsreleasefree from obligations or duties
Synonymsdischargefree or remove obstruction from
“free a path across the cluttered floor”
SynonymsdisengageOppositesobstructlet off the hook
“I absolve you from this responsibility”
Synonymsabsolvepart with a possession or right
“I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”
“resign a claim to the throne”
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
make (assets) available
“release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”
adjective
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
“free enterprise”
“a free port”
Oppositesunfreeunconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
“free expansion”
“free oxygen”
Oppositesboundcosting nothing
“complimentary tickets”
“free admission”
not occupied or in use
“a free locker”
“a free lane”
not fixed in position
“the detached shutter fell on him”
“he pulled his arm free and ran”
Synonymsdetachednot held in servitude
“after the Civil War he was a free man”
Oppositesunfreenot taken up by scheduled activities
“a free hour between classes”
“spare time on my hands”
Synonymssparecompletely wanting or lacking
“writing barren of insight”
“young recruits destitute of experience”
not literal
“a loose interpretation of what she had been told”
“a free translation of the poem”
adverb
without restraint
“cows in India are running loose”
Synonymsloose
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University