UNFREE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

unfree

adjective

Definition of unfree

as in dependent

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Recent Examples of unfree The electoral defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in April reminded the world that despite having rewritten the rules of the political game in his own favor, a strongman can lose, even in an unfree and unfair election. — Ian Bremmer, Time, 16 June 2026 Other places had other forms of unfree or bonded labor. — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 Until a few years ago, millions of Iranians repeatedly voted in the country’s mostly unfree elections, hoping that regime insiders could pave a path for reform. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026 His brother, god of hunting and tracking, is caught in the cruel paradox of parole — somehow still unfree and searching for liberty and purpose, yearning for the seeming escape of his own car on the open road, always in danger of being hunted down himself. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfree

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Adjective

The rural economy, largely dependent on farming, is also an important pillar of consumer spending.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
To your earlier point, so much of modern stardom is dependent on a social following.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dependent

Adjective

Before launching his career as a film and TV actor, Gortner was the subject and willing participant in the groundbreaking, Oscar-winning 1972 documentary Marjoe.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Agencies still stay essential by bringing strategy, an objective outside perspective and subject expertise—ensuring every asset is relevant, on-brand and right for its context and timing.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of subject

Adjective

Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.

— Aaron Rothstein, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023
The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.

— Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 May 2021

Definition of nonautonomous

Adjective

Ten Southern state legislatures endorsed the idea by passing laws that allowed the freeing of an enslaved person only when deportation out of the state was arranged and paid for.

— Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Was the prevailing idea that enslaved people were sweet and innocent and docile and as giving and forgiving as Uncle Tom?

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

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