Synonyms for liberation
Most common
emancipation freeing deliverance release discharge dismissal
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Emancipation
emancipation, freeing, deliverance, release, redemption, rescue, disengagement, manumission, extrication, delivery, ransom
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.
- n. 2
Synonym of conquest or theft.
Related words
- Word family
- liberate
- Phrases
- women's liberation war of liberation
Forms
- Plural
- liberations → emancipations, freeings, deliverances, releases…
Example sentences
- redemption Redemption is a big problem in the American culture.
- freeing It's both challenging and freeing to be different.
- emancipation They are people who will quest for emancipation.
- sack All I found in the pantry was a sack of hard bread.
- dismissal This horrible mistake led to Tom's conclusive dismissal.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| liberation | falling | |
| redemption | steady | |
| freeing | steady | |
| emancipation | steady | |
| deliverance | rising | |
| sack | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sack1
- 6 letters
- rescue2, firing2, ransom2
- 7 letters
- release2, freeing2, sacking2
- 8 letters
- delivery4, riddance2
- 9 letters
- discharge2, dismissal3
- 10 letters
- redemption3, dismission
- 11 letters
- deliverance4, manumission4, extrication4
- 12 letters
- independence4, emancipation5
- 13 letters
- disengagement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rescue2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- libération
- Italiano
- liberazione
- Español
- liberación
- Català
- alliberament