freest
Most without restraint
Freest is the superlative of free—the most free.
It describes whatever has the greatest liberty, least restriction, or most generous availability among things compared: the freest country in the world, the freest flow of information.
The form sounds slightly formal; many speakers prefer most free in casual speech.
Free from restriction
- unrestrainedNot held back
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- unchainedFreed from restraints
- unshackledReleased from restraints
untethered · loose · unhindered · unimpeded · uninhibited · unbridled · unconfined · uncaged
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- agencyPower to act
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
self-rule · self-sufficiency · choice · volition · self-reliance · empowerment · self-direction · noninterference
Rule by the people
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
civil-liberties · citizenship · republic · justice · equality · voting · dissent · speech
Release from legal bondage
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
extrication · release · unyoking · rescue · salvation · redemption · breakthrough · escape
Free or expressing praise
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- hang-glidingUnpowered human flight sport
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- freeclimbingAscending without safety equipment
freerunning · parkour · freestyle · freeride · freeski · adrenaline · daredevil
unfettered
Free from restriction
- unrestrainedNot held back
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- unchainedFreed from restraints
unshackled · untethered · loose · unhindered · unimpeded · uninhibited · unbridled · unconfined · uncaged · unleashed
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- agencyPower to act
self-governance · self-rule · self-sufficiency · choice · volition · self-reliance · empowerment · self-direction · noninterference · self-management
democracy
Rule by the people
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
suffrage · civil-liberties · citizenship · republic · justice · equality · voting · dissent · speech · assembly
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
deliverance · extrication · release · unyoking · rescue · salvation · redemption · breakthrough · escape · flight
complimentary
Free or expressing praise
skydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- hang-glidingUnpowered human flight sport
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
freeclimbing · freerunning · parkour · freestyle · freeride · freeski · adrenaline · daredevil