Definition of free

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • free is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • free is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • free is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of free


  • not taken up by scheduled activities (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a free hour between classes

    Synonyms

    1. spare
  • part with a possession or right (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. give up
    2. release
    3. relinquish
    4. resign
  • not fixed in position (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he pulled his arm free and ran

    Synonyms

    1. detached
  • relieve from (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. disembarrass
    2. rid
  • free or remove obstruction from (verb)

    Examples

    1. free a path across the cluttered floor

    Synonyms

    1. disengage
  • remove or force out from a position (verb)

    Examples

    1. He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble

    Synonyms

    1. dislodge
  • grant freedom to; free from confinement (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. liberate
    2. loose
    3. release
    4. unloose
    5. unloosen
  • make (assets) available (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. release
    2. unblock
    3. unfreeze
  • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. liberate
    2. release
  • free from obligations or duties (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. discharge
  • make (information) available for publication (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. release
  • completely wanting or lacking (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. barren
    2. destitute
    3. devoid
    4. innocent
  • people who are free (noun)

    Examples

    1. the home of the free and the brave

    Synonyms

    1. free people
  • not literal (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a free translation of the poem

    Synonyms

    1. liberal
    2. loose
  • without restraint (adverb)

    Synonyms

    1. loose
  • costing nothing (adjective)

    Examples

    1. free admission

    Synonyms

    1. complimentary
    2. costless
    3. gratis
    4. gratuitous
  • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. exempt
    2. relieve
  • let off the hook (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. absolve
  • not held in servitude (adjective)

    Examples

    1. after the Civil War he was a free man
  • not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint (adjective)

    Examples

    1. free enterprise
    2. a free port
    3. a free country
    4. I have an hour free
    5. free will
    6. free of racism
    7. feel free to stay as long as you wish
    8. a free choice
  • not occupied or in use (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a free locker
    2. a free lane
  • unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion (adjective)

    Examples

    1. free expansion
    2. free oxygen
    3. a free electron

See definition of free in Merriam Webster