Meanings
comparative more liberated · superlative most liberated
- Freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters.
a newly liberated prisoner
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His is a very liberated lifestyle.
She is sexually liberated.
Even in the relatively liberated Scandinavian countries that permit a form of same-sex marriage, the legislation creating the right to marry explicitly states that such couples will not be permitted to adopt children.
1993 October, Nancy D. Polikoff, “Lesbian And Gay Parenting: What's At Stake?”, in Gay Community News, page 14In private, Marilyn was perhaps more sexually liberated than most women were generally during her lifetime.
2014 November 2, “Did Marilyn Start the Sexual Revolution”, in Everlasting Star, archived from the original on 19 May 2019
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of liberate
The army liberated the POWs as they captured the camp.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
adjectivefree from traditional social restraints
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech osvobozený, svobodný
- osvobozenýfree from traditional ideas
- svobodnýfree from traditional ideas
Dutch vrijgevochten
- vrijgevochtenfree from traditional ideas
German befreit
- befreitfree from traditional ideas
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Cite this entry
liberated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liberated
“liberated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liberated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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