fancy-free

adjective

Definition of fancy-freenext
as in unmarried

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancy-free
  1. unmarried
  2. footloose
  3. unattached
  4. unwed
Adjective
  • Trump received 32% of the unmarried women’s vote in 2016 and 36% in 2020.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Smith is Charlotte, older cousin and chaperone to our unmarried protagonist Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter).
    Christina Newland, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of unmarried
Adjective
  • Defiant and determined to get back home on his own to his mother and grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, George encounters real danger as a distraught Rita tries to find her footloose son.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The footloose couple performed on the opening night of the Symphony of Dance tour in Melbourne, Fl.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Definition of footloose
Adjective
  • What makes Jenn’s story so frustrating in the pantheon of great Bachelorettes who have ended up unattached at the end of their season or shortly thereafter is that Jenn wasn’t given a moment of pure joy in this finale.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The only other alternative would be to add a free agent, with names like Sergio Ramos and Joel Matip on the list of currently unattached players that Juve could sign to a contract immediately.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of unattached
Adjective
  • Murphy’s latest project, Small Things Like These, depicting the horrors of Ireland’s church’s abusive workhouses for unwed mothers, is set for a Nov. 1 release in the U.K., and Nov. 8 in the U.S.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The series follows current and former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints embroiled in drama over alcohol use, unwed pregnancies, male strip shows and partner-swapping.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of unwed
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