Footloose and Restrained

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Footloose adjective - Not bound, confined, or detained by force.

Usage example: after having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard

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Restrained is an antonym for footloose.

Restrained adjective - Not excessively showy.

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Footloose is an antonym for restrained.

Nearby Words: restraint, restraining

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Restrained and Footloose. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/footloose/restrained

Footloose & Restrained. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/footloose/restrained>.

Restrained or Footloose. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/footloose/restrained.

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