UNLOCK Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

unlock

verb

ˌən-ˈläk

as in to unleash

to set free (from a state of being held in check) that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought

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Recent Examples of unlock Orna unlocks a break in the case using a song saved to Gali’s Spotify favorites, by a band that just so happens to be playing in Moscow that night. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 8 May 2026 Winning with all five balls unlocks the game’s top rewards. —

James Powel, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Basic logging is included at no charge, while a subscription unlocks a raft of premium features. —

New Atlas, 8 May 2026 What was unlocked for you there? —

Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unlock

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And some were holding back to figure out the right guard rails and directives to put in place before unleashing too many of autonomous ‘workers’ throughout their corporations.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 May 2026
In the aftermath of the BAFTA Film Awards, the BBC created a new set of protocols, which now need to be unleashed without a hitch as the public broadcaster bids to avoid a repeat of the disaster.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026