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release

The word “release” has 2 syllables: re-lease

It's pronounced as /rɪˈliːs/

What is synonym and antonym for release?

In the thesaurus, “release” has 238 synonyms and 101 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for release along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for release

Antonyms for release

Meanings of release

  • noun
    1. The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
    2. The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private.
    3. Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
    4. That which is released, untied or let go.
    5. The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
    6. Liberation from pain or suffering.
    7. The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
    8. (sound synthesis) The act or manner of ending a sound.
    9. In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
    10. A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.
  • verb
    1. To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
    2. To make available to the public.
    3. To free or liberate; to set free.
    4. To discharge.
    5. (of a call) To hang up.
    6. To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
    7. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
    8. To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity.
    9. To set free a chemical substance.
    10. To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

Example Sentences

  • The company will release its new product next month.
  • Please release the bird from its cage.
  • The government decided to release the confidential documents.
  • Taking deep breaths can help you release stress.
  • The prisoner will be release after serving his sentence.

On this page you'll find 339 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to release, such as: abdication, absorb, ache, act out, ad, advert, advertise.

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