FREEWHEELING Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

freewheeling

adjective

ˌfrē-ˈ(h)wē-liŋ

Definition of freewheeling

as in casual

not held back by rules, duties, or worries James Bond has long been the model of the freewheeling hero who encounters danger and excitement in every corner of the globe

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Recent Examples of freewheeling The silent generation thought boomers were too freewheeling. — Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2025 Todd Snider, the freewheeling American artist known for his sharp wit and decades of genre-blending songwriting, has died. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025 The podcast format gives Tolbert a more freewheeling forum than radio. — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025 There’s no legal argument to be made against this turn away from fact-checking and towards a more freewheeling, more disinformation-laden, more confusing, more hateful and less illuminating approach. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freewheeling

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Adjective

Today, Adidas Originals Japan sneakers are seen as a lifestyle shoe, worn for casual situations like running errands or grabbing a cup of coffee.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026
Some additional family members (also from out of town) came for a casual cookout and brought friends of theirs — informing, not asking, the other family members (not the hosts) only one day in advance.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of casual

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This attempt to revisit the type of fanciful, footloose and fancy-twee storytelling that helped characterize that cultural moment is a big swing, and an even bigger miss.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
But sis, this vacation is your time to let go of all those titles and lean into being footloose and carefree.

— Brittany Vickers, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025

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