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

We were inherently predisposed to seeing our own liberation connected to these other modes of liberation. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

By trading Spider-Man's open-world liberation for linear pacing and hollow hacking-and-slashing, Insomniac delivers a mid-tier action game wrapped in a premium brand name. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

While her work has caught the eye of celebrities like actors Jessica Alba and Christina Ricci, Rosales remains consistent in her vision, aesthetic and commitment to brown collectivity and liberation. — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

If the story of women’s liberation is often told as one long unlacing of the corset, an early salvo came from the French barricades. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026