Antonyms for freedom


Grammar : Noun
Spell : free-duh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfri dəm


Definition of freedom

Origin :
  • Old English freodom "freedom, state of free will; charter, emancipation, deliverance;" see free (adj.) + -dom. Freedom-rider recorded 1961, in reference to civil rights activists in U.S. trying to integrate bus lines.
  • It has been said by some physicians, that life is a forced state. The same may be said of freedom. It requires efforts, it presupposes mental and moral qualities of a high order to be generally diffused in the society where it exists. [John C. Calhoun, speech, U.S. House of Representatives, Jan. 31, 1816]Freedom Rider Situation Cuts Into Montgomery Juke, Game Revenues [headline, "Billboard," July 24, 1961]
  • Freedom fighter attested by 1903 (originally with reference to Cuba).
  • noun independence, license to do as one wants
  • noun political independence
  • noun easy attitude
Example sentences :
  • The spirit and the gifts of freedom ill assort with the condition of a slave.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • It seems to me that life is no life, but living death, without that freedom!
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The cause of freedom owes her much; the country owes her much.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • Under the eternal urge of freedom we became an independent Nation.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It is not profane if I now say, 'with a great price obtained I this freedom.'
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • They add up to only a tiny fraction of the price that has been paid for our freedom.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • There are those in the world who scorn our vision of human dignity and freedom.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It must be a worldwide effort for the achievement of peace, plenty, and freedom.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Synonyms for freedom

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