1
as in frees
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in saves
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of liberates
Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.
—
Brett Hurt,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.
—
Kara Frame,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
Nuclear fusion, like in the Sun, liberates 630 trillion joules for each kilogram of hydrogen fuel.
—
Big Think,
16 Feb. 2026
In addition to sparing readers a confrontation with the luminous now of the Notification Center, Cash also liberates the Flynns from the always-too-late pop-culture references that constrain many internet novels.
—
Gideon Leek,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Clearing missions liberates the different Hyrule regions from Ganondorf's control and earns resources to level up your characters and their weapons.
—
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.
—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
Brett Hurt,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.
—
Kara Frame,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
Nuclear fusion, like in the Sun, liberates 630 trillion joules for each kilogram of hydrogen fuel.
—
Big Think,
16 Feb. 2026
In addition to sparing readers a confrontation with the luminous now of the Notification Center, Cash also liberates the Flynns from the always-too-late pop-culture references that constrain many internet novels.
—
Gideon Leek,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Clearing missions liberates the different Hyrule regions from Ganondorf's control and earns resources to level up your characters and their weapons.
—
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.
—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberates
Verb
-
And having a clear narrative throughline frees the audience to, instead of making logistical sense of each shot, really key into the emotional and dramatic beats of the sequence.
-
To make things easier, spring for this stylish crossbody bag from Travelon, which frees up your hands while providing plenty of pockets to store your travel essentials.
Verb
-
That saves you the guessing game.
-
Healthcare economists say giving people access to preventive healthcare saves taxpayers money in the long run by keeping the workforce healthy and relieving pressure on an overburdened system.
Verb
-
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
-
The current agreement also releases billions of Iran's frozen funds held in overseas accounts in Qatar.
Verb
-
One of the properties is owned by Kim Thomas and her husband, who run a private foundation that rescues horses, and the other is owned by the Stinchcombs family.
-
After a handsome pediatrician named Steve (McConaughey) rescues Mary from oncoming traffic, the pair hit it off over the course of one impossibly romantic evening— only for Mary to discover that Steve is actually Fran's fiancé.
Cite this Entry
“Liberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberates. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
