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

Since being let go by the Padres after the 2019 season, Stock has pitched for the Cubs, Red Sox (twice) and is now in his second stint with the Mets. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Andre Blake saved two shots for Philadelphia, which has won four in a row under 37-year-old interim coach Ryan Richter after Bradley Carnell was let go in late May. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

The secret to finally letting go of these common clutter culprits is first to acknowledge them. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026

But instead he was let go, and then the station took days to address the firing publicly. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026