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Synonyms for release

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

liberation freeing delivery freedom discharge exoneration departure relief

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Liberation

liberation, freeing, delivery, freedom, deliverance, redemption, emancipation, manumission, disengagement, extrication

2. Discharge

discharge, exoneration, clearance, absolution, acquittal, firing, dismissal, sack, remission, sacking

3. Departure

departure, death, expiration, going, exit, passing, loss, decease, quietus dated

4. Relief — liberation from pain or suffering

relief, ease, respite, alleviation

Other

press release, escape, button, safety valve, climax, outlet, vent, waiver, spill, exemption, dispensation, handout

Verb

1. Free — to free or liberate; to set free

free, loose, liberate, deliver, set free, loosen, rescue, absolve, disengage, let loose, ransom, excuse, relax, exonerate, relieve, remit, exempt, emancipate, acquit, extricate, exculpate, unloose rare

2. Publish

publish, spring, come out with, put out, issue, let out, bring out

3. Let go

let go, relinquish, drop, give up, re-sign

4. Eject

eject, expel, exhaust

Other

turn, secrete, unfreeze, unblock

Antonyms

catch, attack, seizure

All antonyms of release →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Liberation from pain or suffering.

  2. n. 2

    The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

  3. v. 1

    To free or liberate; to set free.

    He was released after two years in prison.

  4. v. 2

    To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.

    He released his grasp on the lever.

Related words

Phrases
press release bakery release paper cytokine release syndrome dot release point release soft release

Forms

Plural
releases → liberations, freeings, deliveries, freedoms…
Past participle
released
e.g. released → freed, loosed, liberated, deliver'd…

Example sentences

  • firing The police dispersed the crowd by firing tear gas.
  • sacking Tom was hopping mad when he was notified of his sacking by email.
  • expiration Do not use the product past its expiration date.
  • alleviation Agriculture has a great influence on poverty alleviation.
  • button Press the red button if something strange happens.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
releasesteady
firingsteady
sackingsteady
expirationfalling
alleviationrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
free1, turn1, loss1, drop1, exit2, ease1, sack1, vent1
5 letters
going2, death1, issue2, loose1, relax2, spill1, expel2, remit2, eject2
6 letters
spring1, escape2, button2, excuse2, relief2, rescue2, firing2, outlet2, exempt2, ransom2, climax2, waiver2, loosen2, acquit2
7 letters
freedom2, passing2, deliver3, publish2, relieve2, exhaust2, freeing2, respite2, sacking2, handout2, absolve2, secrete2, unblock, decease2
8 letters
delivery4, liberate3, unfreeze
9 letters
departure3, clearance2, discharge2, dismissal3, exemption3, remission3, acquittal3, disengage3, exonerate4, extricate3, exculpate3
10 letters
liberation4, redemption3, expiration4, relinquish3, absolution4, emancipate4
11 letters
deliverance4, alleviation5, exoneration5, manumission4, extrication4
12 letters
emancipation5, dispensation4
13 letters
disengagement4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exit2 = 2 syllables).