free

About 166.55 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Unconstrained.

   He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.

2. adjective Not imprisoned or enslaved.

   Free Blacks

3. adjective Generous; liberal.

   He's very free with his money.

4. adjective Clear of offence or crime; guiltless; innocent.
5. adjective Without obligations.

   free time

6. adjective To be enjoyed by anyone freely.

   a free school

7. adjective Upholding individual rights.

   the Free World

8. adjective With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.

   OpenOffice is free software.

Similar words

unrestricted unfettered unconstrained exempt unbound unchained unfixed unconfined freeborn unhampered

Often followed by

from to of and trade press will state energy

Word family

feel free freed freeing freeness freenesses freer frees freest