liberated

adjective

lib·​er·​at·​ed ˈli-bə-ˌrā-təd How to pronounce liberated (audio)
: freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles
a liberated woman
a liberated marriage

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Coming to terms with colonial-era collaboration would pose one of the most vexing challenges in a liberated Korea. Kornel Chang september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 Very permissive, very liberated, radical, allowed to follow any impulse, no matter how strange. Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025 Russian propaganda calls it the restoration of liberated territories. Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025 Those phrases, used among student protestors to voice support for a liberated Palestinian people, were viewed by some in the Jewish community as manifestations of hate. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liberated

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of liberated was in 1887

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“Liberated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberated. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.

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liberated

adjective
lib·​er·​at·​ed
: freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes or roles

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