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(unconstrained, socially) (social) Unconstrained.

(not imprisoned or enslaved) Not imprisoned or enslaved.

(generous, liberal) Generous; liberal.

(guiltless, innocent, obsoletely) (obsolete) Clear of offence or crime; guiltless; innocent.

(without obligations) Without obligations.

(to be enjoyed by anyone freely) To be enjoyed by anyone freely.

(upholding individual rights, nonauthoritarian) (of a government, country) Upholding individual rights.

(of software, licensed in an open way) (software) With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.

(of software, intended for release) (software) Intended for release, as opposed to a checked version.

(free of charge) Obtainable without any payment.

(gratis in a complimentary way) (used in advertising) {{cap|complimentary}}.

(unconstrained, abstractly) (abstract) Unconstrained.

(albegraically generic or universal) (of an algebraic structure) {{non-gloss|In any of various technical senses}} generic, universal.

# (of an object F in a concrete category, with respect to a set X and a map i from X to the underlying set of F) Such that any map f from X to the underlying set of an object A in the same category as F induces a map \bar f from F to A which is compatible with f (i.e. such that f = \bar f \circ i).

# (of a group) Having a set of generators which satisfy no non-trivial relations; equivalently, being the group of reduced words on a set of generators.

# (of a module) Having a linearly independent set of generators (called a basis).

(of a variable) Unconstrained by quantifiers.

(programming) Unconstrained of identifiers, not bound.

(of a morpheme, unbound) (linguistics) {{q|of a morpheme}} That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.

(unconstrained, physically or mechanically) (physical) Unconstrained.

(of a drain, not blocked) Unobstructed, without blockages.

(of a molecule, unbound, e.g., radical) Unattached or uncombined.

(not in use, unoccupied, available for use) Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.

(in mycology, unattached or loose) (mycology) Not attached; loose.

(of a rocket or missile, unguided) (military) Of a rocket or missile: not under the control of a guidance system after being launched.

(without, not containing or having, liberated from) Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.

📑 Synonyms: without

(dated) Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.

(dated) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by ''of''.

(obsolete) Certain or honourable; the opposite of ''base''.

(legally, privileged or individual, proprietary, not common) (law) Privileged or individual; proprietary.

Without needing to pay.

📑 Synonyms: for free for nothing gratis

(obsolete) Freely; willingly.

To make free; set at liberty; release.

To rid of something that confines or oppresses. (:from)

(programming) To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.

(Gaelic football) (free kick)

(association football) A free transfer.

(hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

(informal) (freestyle)