free flow
Movement without restriction
Free flow describes movement without obstruction or restriction.
Traffic in free flow moves smoothly without stops.
A free flow of information means ideas circulate openly.
The term applies to liquids, traffic, conversation, or abstract things like capital and goods: The treaty ensures free flow of trade between nations.
As an adjective, free-flowing: a free-flowing discussion.
- streamSteady continuous flow
- stream of consciousnessNarrative mimicking uninterrupted thought
- currentDirected flow of charge
- unobstructedHaving no barriers
- fluidSubstance that flows
smooth · movement · effortless · circulation · drift · pour · unrestricted · spontaneous · gush · rush · ease · continuous · open · unimpeded · path of least resistance · glide · cascade · water under the bridge
- traffictraffic jam, congestion, traffic, gridlock, traffic congestion
- traffic termsrush hour, traffic signs, congestion, peak hours, gridlock
- dance notationdance notation, weight transfer, hand gestures
- traffic engineeringtraffic signal, traffic light, traffic control, traffic jam, congestion
free flowblockage
Obstruction halting movement
obstruction · stoppage · dam · blockade · impediment
free flowrestriction
Limit on action
regulation · rationing · quota · embargo · prohibition
free flowregimentation
Strict systematic control
channeling · compartmentalization · segmentation · controlled release · batch processing
free, flow, freed, freeing, frees, freely, freedom, freeman, freeborn