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freeing

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of freeing

the act of setting free from slavery

  • a human rights group that works tirelessly for the freeing of political prisoners all over the world
Synonyms of freeing

emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation, manumission
Words Related to freeing

deliverance, redemption, salvation

autonomy, freedom, independence, independency, liberty, self-government, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Near Antonyms of freeing

bondage, serfdom, servitude, thralldom (or thraldom), yoke

captivity, enchainment, imprisonment, incarceration, internment

conquest, subjugation
Antonyms of freeing

enslavement

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