Meanings
adjectivephone-free (not comparable)
- not comparableSynonym of phoneless.
Mr. Killingsworth craved a space where he could chat with his peers without feeling as though he was intruding. When he was in high school, he ran into similar conundrums, so he would organize phone-free hangouts with friends.
2025 September 29, Christina Caron, “One Hour. No Phones. A New Way to Socialize for Gen Z.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCSynonyms: phoneless
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of phoneless.
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phone-free. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phone-free
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“phone-free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phone-free. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phone-free,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phone-free.
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