LIBERTY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LIBERTY?

Need another word that means the same as “liberty”? Find 53 synonyms and 30 related words for “liberty” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Liberty” are: autonomy, shore leave, familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, independence, freedom, sovereignty, self government, self rule, self determination, home rule, free, loose, set loose, at large, roaming, right, birthright, opportunity, facility, prerogative, entitlement, privilege, permission, sanction, leave, consent, authorization, authority, licence, clearance, blessing, dispensation, exemption, faculty, free rein, self-determination, act with overfamiliarity, act with familiarity, show disrespect, act with impropriety, act indecorously, be impudent, act with boldness, act with impertinence, show insolence, show impudence, show presumptuousness, show presumption, show forwardness, show audacity, be unrestrained

Liberty as a Noun

Definitions of "Liberty" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “liberty” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behaviour, or political views.
• A right or privilege, especially a statutory one.
• An act of undue intimacy.
• Shore leave granted to a sailor.
• The power or scope to act as one pleases.
• The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
• The personification of liberty as a female figure.
• Freedom of choice.
• Personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression.
• A person's freedom from control by fate or necessity.
• Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence.
• A presumptuous remark or action.
• Leave granted to a sailor or naval officer.

Synonyms of "Liberty" as a noun (53 Words)

act indecorously	Something that people do or cause to happen.
act with boldness	A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
act with familiarity	Something that people do or cause to happen.
act with impertinence	A manifestation of insincerity.
act with impropriety	A manifestation of insincerity.
act with overfamiliarity	A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
at large	A highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium.
authority	Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities. She spoke with authority.
authorization	The action of authorizing. Deputies are given authorization to make arrests.
autonomy	A self-governing country or region. Economic autonomy is still a long way off for many women.
be impudent	A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.
be unrestrained	A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.
birthright	Personal characteristics that are inherited at birth. Free public education is the birthright of every American child.
blessing	The act of praying for divine protection. He gave the plan his blessing even before it was announced.
clearance	A certificate showing that customs clearance has been granted. A plant which let in Hendry for a clearance of 96.
consent	Permission to do something. He indicated his consent.
dispensation	A share that has been dispensed or distributed. He received papal dispensation to hold a number of benefices.
entitlement	The amount to which a person has a right. This entitlement mentality is completely out of control.
exemption	Immunity from an obligation or duty. Additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent.
facility	Skillful performance or ability without difficulty. They conversed with great facility.
faculty	An aptitude for doing something. The faculty of sight.
familiarity	Usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known. His familiarity with the works of Thomas Hardy.
free	People who are free. The home of the free and the brave.
free rein	People who are free.
freedom	Unrestricted use of something. He accepted the freedom of the City of Glasgow.
home rule	The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end.
impropriety	Failure to observe standards of honesty or modesty; improper behaviour or character. She was scandalized at the impropriety of the question.
indecorum	Failure to conform to good taste, propriety, or etiquette.
independence	Freedom from control or influence of another or others. I ve always valued my independence.
leave	In snooker croquet and other games the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player. He took his leave.
licence	Formal or official permission to do something. Artistic licence.
loose	Loose play. He was in powerful form in the loose.
opportunity	A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. The night drive gave us the opportunity of spotting rhinos.
permission	An official document giving authorization. They had entered the country without permission.
prerogative	A faculty or property distinguishing a person or class. In some countries higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich.
privilege	(especially in a parliamentary context) the right to say or write something without the risk of incurring punishment or legal action for defamation. A breach of parliamentary privilege.
right	A right turn. Mineral rights.
roaming	The practice of using a mobile phone on another operator’s network, typically while abroad. Turn your phone off to save on data and roaming charges.
sanction	A consideration operating to enforce obedience to any rule of conduct. The United States had agreed to lift economic sanctions.
self determination	A person considered as a unique individual.
self government	A person considered as a unique individual.
self rule	A person considered as a unique individual.
self-determination	Determination of one’s own fate or course of action without compulsion.
set loose	The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization.
shore leave	A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support.
show audacity	The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.
show disrespect	Something intended to communicate a particular impression.
show forwardness	A social event involving a public performance or entertainment.
show impudence	Something intended to communicate a particular impression.
show insolence	A social event involving a public performance or entertainment.
show presumption	A social event involving a public performance or entertainment.
show presumptuousness	The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.
sovereignty	Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch. National sovereignty.

Usage Examples of "Liberty" as a noun

• Individuals should enjoy the liberty to pursue their own preferences.
• Liberty of opinion.
• Liberty of worship.
• The Statue of Liberty.
• People who attacked phone boxes would lose their liberty.
• The Bill of Rights was intended to secure basic civil liberties.
• Compulsory retirement would interfere with individual liberty.
• How did he know what she was thinking?—it was a liberty!
• At liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes.
• Liberty–perfect liberty–to think or feel or do just as one pleases.

Associations of "Liberty" (30 Words)

autonomous	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces. Autonomous underwater vehicles.
autonomy	Personal independence. The courts enjoy a considerable degree of autonomy.
ballot	Vote by ballot. There were fifty three abstentions and twenty eight spoilt ballots.
credo	A creed of the Christian Church in Latin. He announced his credo in his first editorial.
democracy	A state governed under a system of democracy. Demands for greater democracy.
denomination	Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others. High denomination banknotes.
election	The action of electing or the fact of being elected. The results of the election will be announced tonight.
elector	In the US a member of the electoral college. Close to 60 per cent of the 60 000 registered electors voted.
equality	A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced. An organization aiming to promote racial equality.
familiarity	An act of undue intimacy. The reassuring familiarity of his parents home.
federalism	The federal principle or system of government. Idealists who were committed to European federalism.
footloose	Able to travel freely and do as one pleases due to a lack of responsibilities or commitments. Americans have always been a footloose people always moving on.
free	Grant freedom to free from confinement. Free healthcare.
freedom	The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. He accepted the freedom of the City of Glasgow.
illiberal	Uncultured or unrefined. Illiberal and anti democratic policies.
independence	Freedom from control or influence of another or others. I ve always valued my independence.
informality	Freedom from constraint or embarrassment. He enjoyed the informality of the occasion.
liberal	(especially of an interpretation of a law) broadly construed or understood; not strictly literal or exact. The provision of liberal adult education.
liberation	The act of liberating someone or something. The struggle for women s liberation.
municipality	The governing body of a municipality. Voters in each municipality choose between four candidates.
poll	Convert into a pollard. The country went to the polls on March 10.
religious	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. Religious in observing the rules of health.
republic	A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them. The community of scholars and the republic of learning.
sect	A dissenting clique. Two of the older sects the Congregationalists and the Baptists were able to increase their membership dramatically.
separatist	Relating to separatists or separatism. A separatist rebellion.
suffrage	Intercessory prayers, especially those for the dead. The suffrages of the community.
unfettered	Unrestrained or uninhibited. Unfettered artistic genius.
unrestricted	Accessible to all. Unrestricted access to both military bases.
vote	Give or register a vote. There were only 17 votes in favor of the motion.
voter	A person who votes or has the right to vote at an election.