at large as an adjective: - 1
as a adverb: - 1
at large
adjective
1 at large
Having escaped, especially from confinement:
— A convict still at large.
synonyms: escaped, loose, on the loose.
Roget 748:
free,
free as air;
out of harness,
independent,
at large,
loose,
scot-free;
left alone,
left to oneself.
in full swing;
uncaught,
unconstrained,
unbuttoned,
unconfined,
unrestrained,
unchecked,
unprevented†,
unhindered,
unobstructed,
unbound,
uncontrolled,
untrammeled.
unsubject†,
ungoverned,
unenslaved†,
unenthralled†,
unchained,
unshackled,
unfettered,
unreined†,
unbridled,
uncurbed,
unmuzzled.
unrestricted,
unlimited,
unmitigated,
unconditional;
absolute;
discretionary
etc.
(optional)
600.
unassailed,
unforced,
uncompelled.
unbiassed†,
spontaneous.
free and easy;
at ease,
at one's ease;
degage [Fr.],
quite at home;
wanton,
rampant,
irrepressible,
unvanquished†.
exempt;
freed
etc.
750;
freeborn;
autonomous,
freehold,
allodial†;
gratis
etc.
815;
eleutherian†.
unclaimed,
going a begging.
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adverb
1 at large
Moby thesaurus: across the board, afoot and lighthearted, all, all in all, all put together, all things considered, altogether, as a body, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation, at length, at liberty, bodily, broadly, broadly speaking, by and large, chiefly, clear, collectively, commonly, corporately, detached, diffusely, disengaged, dispersedly, easygoing, emancipated, en bloc, en masse, entirely, escaped, everywhere, fled, flown, footloose, footloose and fancy-free, free, free and easy, free as air, freeborn, freed, fugitive, generally, generally speaking, go-as-you-please, here and there, in a body, in all, in all quarters, in all respects, in bulk, in detail, in extenso, in full, in general, in its entirety, in places, in spots, in the aggregate, in the clear, in the gross, in the lump, in the mass, in toto, liberated, loose, mainly, mostly, normally, on all counts, on balance, on the loose, on the whole, ordinarily, out of, overall, passim, predominantly, prevailingly, released, roughly, roughly speaking, routinely, runaway, scot-free, sparsely, sparsim, speaking generally, sporadically, throughout, totally, tout ensemble, unattached, uncommitted, unengaged, uninvolved, usually, well out of, wherever you look, wholly ... show more.
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