FREEWHEELING Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word freewheeling. (close relations)
freewheeled
Best Alternative Words for FREEWHEELING
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carefree | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • free of trouble and worry and care • cheerfully irresponsible | ||||||||
loose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not compact or dense in structure or arrangement • not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting • not affixed adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player • not officially recognized or controlled • not literal • emptying easily or excessively • not tense or taut • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not carefully arranged in a package • having escaped, especially from confinement • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • turn loose or free from restraint • make loose or looser • become loose or looser or less tight | ||||||||
spontaneous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • happening or arising without apparent external cause adjective satellite • said or done without having been planned or written in advance | ||||||||
unbridled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not restrained or controlled | ||||||||
uncontrolled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not being under control; out of control | ||||||||
unfettered | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not bound by shackles and chains | ||||||||
uninhibited | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not inhibited or restrained | ||||||||
wild | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • marked by extreme lack of restraint or control • in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated noun • a wild primitive state untouched by civilization • a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition adverb • in an uncontrolled and rampant manner • in a wild or undomesticated manner adjective satellite • in a state of extreme emotion • deviating widely from an intended course • (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud • without a basis in reason or fact • talking or behaving irrationally • involving risk or danger • fanciful and unrealistic; foolish • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate • intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with • without civilizing influences • (of the elements) as if showing violent anger | ||||||||
devil-may-care | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • cheerfully irresponsible • marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness | ||||||||
drift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a force that moves something along • the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) • a process of linguistic change over a period of time • a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the pervading meaning or tenor • a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine verb • be in motion due to some air or water current • wander from a direct course or at random • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • vary or move from a fixed point or course • live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely • move in an unhurried fashion • cause to be carried by a current • drive slowly and far afield for grazing • be subject to fluctuation • be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current |