Liberty

Noun

 * 1) The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
 * 2) The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.
 * 3) The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
 * 4) Freedom from excess government control.
 * 5) A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.
 * 6) A breach of social convention (often liberties).
 * 7) A local government unit in medieval England – see liberty.

Adjectives for Liberty
elemental; unwarrantable; glorious; philosophical; wild; popular; hard; political; natural; temporary; unrestrained; sanctioned; economic; industrial; religious; ignoble; pagan; secure; atheistic; unequaled; unbridled; headstrong; false; stormy; intermittent; universal; rational; partial; subversive; adored; masculine; excessive; perfect; lyric; dearly-bought.

Verbs for Liberty
abdicate—; champion—; concede—; confis¬cate—; conspire against—; defend—; de¬prive of—; encroach upon—; enjoy—; forsake—; grant—; imperil—; infringe upon—; invade—; jeopardize—; maintain—; prate of—; purchase—; sacrifice—; scorn—; sequester—; shackle—; spurn—; suppress—; suspend—; taint—; threaten—; violate—; —crumbles; —perishes; —vanishes.

Thesaurus
Lehrfreiheit, OK, a leg up, academic freedom, admission, allowance, assumption, at liberty, authorization, autonomy, blank check, brevet, carte blanche, chance, charter, clear stage, concession, consent, constitutional freedom, copyright, delivery, diploma, diplomatic immunity, discharge, dispensation, emancipation, enfranchisement, exception, exemption, fair field, fair game, familiarity, favor, franchise, free, freedom, freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of worship, furlough, grant, holiday, hubris, immunity, imposition, independence, indulgence, initiative, lawlessness, leave, leave of absence, legislative immunity, letters patent, liberated, liberation, liberties, liberty abused, license, licentiousness, loose, occasion, okay, opening, opportunism, opportunity, paid holiday, paid vacation, patent, permission, permission to enter, place, prerogative, presumption, presumptuousness, privilege, release, right, room, royal grant, run, sabbatical, sabbatical leave, sabbatical year, scope, self-determination, self-direction, self-government, shore leave, sovereignty, special favor, special permission, stepping-stone, the Four Freedoms, the run of, ticket, ticket of admission, time, time off, unconstrained, undue liberty, unfettered, uninhibited, unrestrained, unrestricted, vacation, vouchsafement, waiver, warrant, weekend

Synonyms

 * freedom

Derived terms

 * at liberty
 * take liberties
 * take the liberty

Related terms

 * liberal
 * liberalism
 * liberate
 * libertarian
 * libertarianism
 * libertine