Synonyms of liberation

liberation

noun

ˌli-bə-ˈrā-shən 

as in emancipation

the act of setting free from slavery

the liberation of the slaves was one of the key results of the Civil War

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emancipation
• freeing
• freedom
• manumission
• salvation
• enfranchisement
• redemption
• deliverance
• independence
• liberty
• autonomy
• sovereignty
• independency
• self-government

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enslavement
• bondage
• servitude
• yoke
• imprisonment
• serfdom
• captivity
• conquest
• incarceration
• subjugation
• internment
• thralldom
• enchainment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liberation

The grotesque offers a reprieve—if not liberation, then at least a means of expression. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Makdisi also found the narrow understanding of female empowerment popularized by second-wave feminism frustrating, particularly the assumption that all women need the same genre of liberation. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Meanwhile, the French are flocking to see a two-part, five-hour-long movie, La Bataille de Gaulle, which retells the story—both anguished and heroic—of defeat, collaboration, resistance, and liberation. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

By contrast, leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, and George Washington achieved greatness by pursuing morally righteous causes of liberation. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026