freestanding

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adjective

Standing or set apart.

“The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower.”

Similar
self-standingstand-aloneisolatedinsulateddetachedindividuatedseparatedseparate
Opposite
nonfreestanding
OriginEnglish standing ← Middle English fre ← Old English frēo →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivefreestanding (not comparable)

alternative free-standing

  1. not comparableStanding or set apart.

    The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower.

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    Near-synonyms: isolated, insulated, detached, individuated, separated

    Synonyms: self-standing, stand-alone, isolated, insulated, detached, individuated, separated

  2. not comparableNot attached to anything.
  3. not comparableNot supported by or on anything; independent.

    a freestanding hospital not associated with any university medical school

  4. not comparablecomputingOf a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system.

    Freestanding C programs do not need to have a main function.

    1989, Rex Jaeschke, Mastering Standard C: A Self-Paced Training Workbook for Modern C Language, Horsham, P.A.: Professional Press, →ISBN, page 349

    Synonyms: stand-alone

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveStanding or set apart.

Similar
self-standingstand-aloneisolatedinsulateddetachedindividuatedseparated

adjectiveOf a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system.

Similar
stand-alone

antonym(s) of “all senses”

Opposite
nonfreestanding

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivestanding apart; not attached to or supported by anything

Similar
separatedetached
Also see
detachedindividualself-standingseparatestand-alone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  3. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  5. Old Englishfrēo
  6. Middle Englishfre
  7. Englishfree
  8. Englishstanding
  9. Englishfreestanding

From free + standing.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan exempt
  • exemptstanding or set apart
Danish fritstående
  • fritståendestanding or set apart
German freistehend
  • freistehendstanding or set apart
Hungarian önálló, szabadon/magában álló
  • önállóstanding or set apart
  • szabadon/magában állóstanding or set apart
Norwegian Bokmål frittstående
  • frittståendestanding or set apart
Polish niezależny, osobny
  • niezależnystanding or set apart
  • osobnystanding or set apart
  • samodzielnystanding or set apart
  • wolno stojącystanding or set apart
Portuguese independente
  • independentestanding or set apart
Spanish independiente
  • independientestanding or set apart
Swedish fristående
  • friståendestanding or set apart
Cite this entry
APA

freestanding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freestanding

MLA

“freestanding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freestanding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freestanding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freestanding.

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