Synonyms

emancipated

American

[ih-man-suh-pey-tid] / ɪˈmæn səˌpeɪ tɪd /

adjective

not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc..

a modern, emancipated woman.
freed, as from slavery or bondage.

Other Word Forms

unemancipated adjective

Etymology

Origin of emancipated

First recorded in 1720–30; emancipate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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For Pontormo, who studied with Leonardo da Vinci and was influenced by Michelangelo and Dürer, it’s the painting that shows him stylistically emancipated from those giants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Abraham practically brings the house down with “Independently Owned,” an anthem to her character’s emancipated spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

Her third great-grandfather Dean Harris was likely born into slavery in Georgia around 1835 and was emancipated after the Civil War.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2024

I’m happy to be able to say that to be emancipated from shame has been genuinely the biggest achievement of my life.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

In the saddle, emancipated from their bodies, Pollard, Woolf, and all other reinsmen sailed eight feet over the world, emphatically free, emphatically alive.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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