liberty
The freedom to live, think and act as you choose.
liberty in a sentence
- The escaped parrot enjoyed its liberty, flying from tree to tree.
- The prisoners dreamed of the day they would win back their liberty.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to liberty?
- Aslavery
- Bfreedom
- Cimprisonment
- Dcaptivity
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B: freedom. The other three mean the opposite of liberty.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to liberty?
- Aindependence
- Bfreedom
- Ccaptivity
- Drelease
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C: captivity. The other three mean nearly the same as liberty.
Words that mean something similar
freedom, independence, release
Words that mean the opposite
captivity, imprisonment, slavery
More words about behaviour & manners
- lure: To tempt a person or animal into going somewhere.
- meddle: To interfere in things that are not your business.
- menace: Something or someone that causes danger or harm.
- mercy: The kindness you show someone when you could have punished or harmed them.
- mingle: To mix with other people at a gathering.
- mischievous: Naughty in a playful way.
- mislead: To give someone a wrong idea on purpose.
- moral: Knowing and doing what is right, fair and honest.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test