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unfree

(ʌnˈfriː)
adj
not free
vb (tr)
to remove freedom from
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Adj.1.unfree - held in servitude; "he was born of slave parents"
unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will
free - not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man"
2.unfree - hampered and not freeunfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will
bound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"
confined - not free to move about
dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"
restricted - subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"
free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
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