Command and Free

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Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

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Free is an antonym for command in topics: demand, rule.

Free verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

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Command is an antonym for free.

Nearby Words: freely, freed

party	command party	free party
men	command men	free men
way	command way	free way
world	command world	free world
Other words: anyone, genie, souls, minions, demons, monsters.

Morgoth was not destroyed, however, and Tolkien's writings indicate he will free himself in time to command the forces of darkness once again at the Last Battle.

Source: Greater Scope Villain / Literature
Even though any sane person would have had him reprimanded for gross negligence, he gets off scot-free when Kirk assumes command of the Enterprise.

Source: No Such Thing as H.R.
It's Voldemort's own fault that the heroes were free to use Unforgivables in Deathly Hallows, as the Ministry under his command legalised them with the intention of using them against his enemies.

Source: Sliding Scale of Unavoidable vs. Unforgivable

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Command & Free. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/free>.

Free or Command. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/free.

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