Antonyms for free up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : free |
| Phonetic Transcription : fri |
- buy
- contradict
- deny
- detain
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- dissent
- fight
- forbid
- halt
- harm
- hinder
- hold
- hold back
- hurt
- impede
- imprison
- incarcerate
- inhibit
- invalidate
- keep
- limit
- obstruct
- oppose
- prevent
- prohibit
- protest
- refuse
- reject
- repel
- repudiate
- resist
- restrain
- sell
- stop
- unauthorize
- veto
- withhold
- withstand
Definition of free up
Origin :- c.1300, from un- (1) "not" + free (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch onvri, Old High German unfri, German unfrei, M.Da. ufri.
- As in let : verb allow
- As in liberate : verb give freedom
- As in allow : verb permit an action
- In the North the press was free up to the point of open treason.
- Extract from : « Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete » by Ulysses S. Grant
- Then, as the time was free up to nine oclock, the brothers went on deck to enjoy the air, for the day had been hot.
- Extract from : « Two Boys of the Battleship » by Frank V. Webster
Synonyms for free up
- accord
- accredit
- admit
- approve
- authorize
- bail one out
- be big
- be game for
- bear
- brook
- cause
- certify
- commission
- concede
- consent
- deliver
- detach
- discharge
- disembarrass
- emancipate
- empower
- enable
- endorse
- endure
- favor
- free
- free up
- get out from under
- give
- give a blank check
- give carte blanche
- give leave
- give okay
- give permission
- give the go-ahead
- give the green light
- go along with
- grant
- grant permission
- have
- hear of
- hold with
- indulge
- leave
- let
- let loose
- let out
- license
- live with
- loose
- loosen
- make
- manumit
- oblige
- okay
- pass
- pass on
- permit
- put up with
- recognize
- redeem
- release
- rescue
- sanction
- save
- save one's neck
- set free
- sit still for
- stand
- suffer
- support
- take kindly to
- tolerate
- unbind
- unchain
- unhook
- unshackle
- warrant
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019