freed

freed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Released from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint.

  2. 2.

    Released from an obligation, burden, or restriction.

  3. 3.

    Made available for a particular purpose by removing obstacles.

  4. 4.

    (historical) Released from slavery or bondage.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    freed from — released from a burden or restriction
  • •
    freed up — made available

Related words

Antonyms: captured, confined, imprisoned
See also: free, freedom, liberate, release
Synonyms: emancipated, liberated, released, rescued

Etymology

Past tense of free, from Old English freo ("free, not in bondage"), from Proto-Germanic frijaz. Related to Old Norse fri and German frei.