Synonyms of let go

let go

phrase

as in unleash

to set free (from a state of being held in check)

It's time to let go of the past.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleash
• loosen
• release
• unlock
• loose
• express
• unloose
• uncork
• air
• free
• spring
• unloosen
• take out
• emancipate
• liberate
• enfranchise
• discharge
• unbind
• manumit
• vent
• unshackle
• unfetter
• unmoor
• uncage
• unchain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• control
• check
• contain
• regulate
• restrain
• rein (in)
• hold
• govern
• tame
• curb
• inhibit
• constrain
• smother
• bridle
• bind
• confine
• shackle
• handcuff
• hamper
• manacle
• trammel
• halter
• fetter
• enchain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of let go

Sanchez was let go by Fox Sports in November and replaced by Drew Brees. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

For starters, this isn’t his first deal with LVMH, which rarely lets go of a brand but sold Donna Karan as well as DKNY to G-III for $650 million in 2016. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

After learning he was being let go by the Chiefs, Elam took to social media and echoed what Reid has said about players who wouldn’t make KC’s 53-man roster. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Manuel doesn’t speak English, and didn’t understand that he was being let go until he was released from the Whipple Building into the cold. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026