Meaning & use
free
Not costing any money, or not controlled, restricted, or imprisoned.
See it in a sentence
Admission to the museum is free on the first Sunday of every month.
After years in prison, he finally walked out a free man.
A note on using this word
Free of charge emphasizes no cost, while free from danger emphasizes the absence of restriction; context decides which sense applies.
Words with a similar meaning
complimentaryliberated
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Words with an opposite meaning
restrictedcostly
Another way to use it
2. verb
To release someone or something from confinement, restriction, or obligation.
Volunteers worked for hours to free the whale tangled in fishing nets.
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