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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

to have complete freedom in choice or action;

e.g. She was given carte blanche to decorate the apartment as she pleased.

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Similar Words

Abandon

Abandonment

Ardor

Ease

Enthusiasm

Excess

Exuberance

Fervor

Immoderacy

Incontinence

Indiscretion

Indulgence

Insouciance

Intemperance

Spirit

Spontaneity

Unconstraint

Unrestraint

Warmth

Zeal

Zealotry

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Opposite Words

Discipline

Discretion

Embarrassment

Inhibition

Repression

Reserve

Reticence

Self-command

Self-control

Self-denial

Self-discipline

Self-mastery

Self-restraint

Suppression

Willpower

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