LIBERATING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

liberating

verb

present participle of liberate

as in freeing

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

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as in saving

to set free from entanglement or difficulty we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery

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Recent Examples of liberating Because what was bad for his bank account was fantastic for his creative freedom, liberating Ehrenreich, who had been trapped on the anesthetizing career trajectory that’s a prerequisite for movie stardom, to embrace his wild side. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026 If everything went right, the OpenAI founders believed, artificial intelligence could usher in a post-scarcity utopia, automating grunt work, curing cancer, and liberating people to enjoy lives of leisure and abundance. —

Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Today the artist, who is of Māori and Scottish descent, sees the irony of her first encounter — liberating the bird from a symbol of the culture that caused its demise. —

Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 The process is prescriptive, but the effect is liberating. —

Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026 Both were premised on the idea of frictionless ease, liberating their users from outmoded toils. —

Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026 For the determined, liberating people’s cars from the ice can mean a quick source of income. —

Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Feb. 2026 Was that liberating, or more nerve-wracking? —

Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026 Liberation is funny, poignant and, yes, liberating in its expression of the very human need for justice and freedom in an era when those words have been co-opted by forces who value only self-enrichment. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025

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Island shelving provides storage for items that would otherwise be on countertops, freeing up more space.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
Two officials within the militia, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly, told the Associated Press that in exchange for freeing Kittleson, several members of the group who had previously been detained by Iraqi authorities would be released.

— Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026