release

release

noun

Definition of RELEASE

1

a freeing from an obligation or responsibility <because they had legally declared bankruptcy, they received release from their debt>

Synonyms delivery, discharge, quietus, quittance

Related Words dispensation, exemption, immunity, waiver

2

a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege <we had to sign a liability release before they'd let us go rock climbing on their property>

Synonyms disclaimer, quitclaim, release

Related Words dispensation, exemption, indemnity; abdication, relinquishment, renouncement; handover, renunciation, surrender

3

a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest <a press release announcing that the governor would not run for a second term>

Synonyms ad, advert [chiefly British], advertisement, bulletin, communiqué, notice, notification, posting, release

Related Words broadside, brochure, circular, flyer (also flier), fly sheet, gazette [British], handbill, handout; bill, billboard, placard, playbill, poster, show bill, sign; broadcast, cablecast, newscast, telecast; advertising, billing, blurb, come-on, commercial, message, pitch, plugola, spot, word; communication, dispatch, report; annunciation, declaration, edict, proclamation, promulgation, pronouncement, pronunciamento, rescript, signification; ballyhoo, boost, buildup, campaign, plug, promo, promotion, propaganda, publicity

4

reduction of or freedom from pain <only sleep offered any release from the agony of the migraine>

Synonyms alleviation, comfort, release, relief

Related Words appeasement, assuagement, decrease, diminishment, mitigation, moderation, mollification; calming, salving, soothing

Near Antonyms discomfort, unrest; agony, anguish, misery, suffering, torment, torture; ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge