The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FREEST
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What does FREEST mean?
FREEST verb- To make free; set at liberty; release.
- To rid of something that confines or oppresses.
- (social) Unconstrained.
- Obtainable without any payment.
- (abstract) Unconstrained.
- (physical) Unconstrained.
- Without; not containing (what is specified); exempt; clear; liberated.
- Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited.
- Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; followed by of.
- Certain or honourable; the opposite of base.
- Privileged or individual; the opposite of common.