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

Warner agreed, and yearns for a future of the series that sees Debbie let go of her grasp on Bret in favor of her friendship with Susan. — Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

As part of the plans, Tan may also consider discontinuing some low-margin product lines and letting go of a few more employees, the report adds. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Others speak of letting go and moving on, hinting at ideological skirmishes between nihilism and existentialism which aren’t quite allowed to emerge from beneath the film’s oppressive wordiness until late into its runtime. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

The Falcons fired Raheem Morris and hired Kevin Stefanski as their head coach after he was let go by the Cleveland Browns. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026