liberties

noun

plural of liberty
1
as in options
the power, right, or opportunity to choose he doesn't want to go to the sales conference, but he doesn't have that liberty

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2
as in freedoms
the state of being free from the control or power of another the hope that the country's first-ever elections will usher in a new era of liberty and respect for the rule of law

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Recent Examples of liberties Lee knows that the liberties of fiction do not absolve him of a responsibility to tell the truth. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 Stifling the public’s access to information necessary to help cast informed votes is a loss for American democracy and the most basic of personal liberties. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026 The model available for preorder is known as the Voxel Series-1 and features a mostly humanoid design with a few liberties. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026 All year long, there’s been a lot of bellyaching over the creative liberties that Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey), Zach Cregger (Resident Evil) and the Lanterns team took with their respective adaptations. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 The book, of course, goes much more in depth into Bela’s story, but the film takes plenty of other liberties in bringing the tale to the big screen. — William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 McCarthy does take some liberties by occasionally stepping away from the conference sessions to show us the participants in a more relaxed mode, speaking off the cuff, sometimes even arguing in more direct fashion. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 The movie is fantastic, a true thriller, and while some liberties were taken with the depiction of outer space, the basic premise of a cascading series of collisions rendering orbits too cluttered with debris to be usable is valid. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026 As with the previous three seasons, Murphy and company take considerable liberties with the historical record, weaving into the show’s narrative many of the rumors and legends that arose during and after the Lizzie Borden case. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberties
  1. options
  2. freedoms
  3. choices
Noun
  • Here are four tips for getting the best deal possible — plus, lenders that offer some of these options.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Your fellow guests can enjoy the many day spa options and perhaps even a trip to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of options
Noun
  • In an onstage conversation with the endowment’s CEO, Damon Wilson, Díaz-Balart said Americans can take for granted freedoms other societies have lost.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The idea is that voting is not the only way to drive change; demonstration is considered a bedrock value, a way to make elites hear the populace and to defend freedoms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of freedoms
Noun
  • George initially selected about 100 images before the choices were narrowed to roughly a third for the exhibition.
    — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • If Chrissie represents someone who opts into the ruling system, Paul’s character shows that there are choices even within this world’s oppressive parameters.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of choices

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“Liberties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberties. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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