Synonyms of releases

releases 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of release

1

as in unleashes

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

the losing player released his anger with a great yell of frustration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleashes
• loosens
• unlocks
• uncorks
• lets go
• expresses
• looses
• unlooses
• unloosens
• liberates
• airs
• frees
• springs
• discharges
• emancipates
• unbinds
• manumits
• enfranchises
• uncages
• unshackles
• unfetters
• unmoors
• vents
• unchains
• takes out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contains
• holds
• controls
• checks
• regulates
• governs
• inhibits
• restrains
• constrains
• reins (in)
• curbs
• smothers
• tames
• binds
• confines
• bridles
• shackles
• fetters
• hampers
• handcuffs
• trammels
• manacles
• enchains
• halters

2

as in gives way (to)

to find emotional release for

tried to find other ways of releasing tension than by chewing her fingernails

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleashes
• gives way (to)
• voices
• expresses
• takes out
• acts out
• looses
• vents
• airs
• states
• ventilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• represses
• manages
• controls
• handles
• governs
• contains
• checks
• bottles (up)
• restrains
• reins (in)
• constrains
• holds back
• curbs
• pulls in
• smothers
• stills
• tames
• lulls
• inhibits
• swallows
• represses
• soothes
• allays
• quiets
• chokes
• stifles
• pockets
• quells
• strangles
• bridles
• muffles

3

as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

release the prisoners immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frees
• liberates
• rescues
• saves
• loosens
• discharges
• springs
• turns loose
• emancipates
• looses
• unbinds
• manumits
• enlarges
• enfranchises
• uncages
• unchains
• unfetters
• disenthralls
• redeems
• bails (out)
• paroles
• delivers
• extricates
• ransoms
• disengages
• disentangles
• disencumbers
• unshackles
• disembarrasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• binds
• confines
• restrains
• fetters
• enchains
• commits
• shackles
• handcuffs
• imprisons
• locks (up)
• incarcerates
• interns
• jails
• conquers
• trammels
• enslaves
• subdues
• subjugates
• manacles
• immures

4

as in liberates

to set free from entanglement or difficulty

the new governor finally managed to release himself from his rash campaign promise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frees
• liberates
• saves
• redeems
• rescues
• extricates
• disengages
• cuts loose
• disentangles
• untangles
• clears
• disembarrasses
• delivers
• unravels
• disencumbers
• unties
• unburdens
• disburdens
• unsnarls
• untwines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocks
• hinders
• hampers
• loads
• impedes
• obstructs
• entangles
• weighs
• embroils
• burdens
• encumbers

5

as in casts

to throw or give off

an air freshener that releases a pleasing scent into the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• casts
• emits
• radiates
• issues
• emanates
• shoots
• evolves
• expels
• sends (out)
• discharges
• exhales
• eliminates
• pours
• throws out
• gives out
• vents
• expires
• irradiates
• secretes
• evacuates
• erupts
• exudes
• excretes
• oozes
• sprays
• ejects
• jets
• gushes
• squirts
• spurts
• spews
• spouts
• outpours

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbs
• takes up
• sucks (up)
• inhales
• soaks (up)
• sponges

6

as in announces

to make known openly or publicly

the panel of nutritionists released their findings on the safety and effectiveness of various diets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announces
• publishes
• declares
• proclaims
• posts
• advertises
• promulgates
• publicizes
• broadcasts
• discloses
• runs with
• heralds
• promotes
• sounds
• reveals
• trumpets
• blares
• reports
• flashes
• blazes
• gives out
• disseminates
• spreads
• enunciates
• annunciates
• beats the drum (for or about)
• features
• introduces
• bulletins
• shows
• placards
• blazons
• barks
• cries
• calls (off or out)
• rings
• manifests
• informs
• notifies
• divulges
• bills
• imparts
• gazettes
• puffs
• tolls
• blurbs
• plugs
• communicates
• hands down
• apprises
• knells
• kithes
• billboards
• intimates
• advises
• pitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withholds
• conceals
• suppresses
• silences
• recalls
• revokes
• retracts
• hushes (up)
• recants

7

as in removes

to let go from office, service, or employment

they released the workers who couldn't handle the new technology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removes
• sacks
• dismisses
• retires
• fires
• discharges
• terminates
• cans
• axes
• turns off
• bounces
• excesses
• pink-slips
• sends packing
• lays off
• musters out
• shows (someone) the door
• downsizes
• trims
• boots (out)
• kicks out
• cashiers
• separates
• furloughs
• unseats
• throws out
• drums (out)
• chucks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retains
• employs
• hires
• engages
• keeps
• signs (up or on)
• takes on
• contracts
• recruits
• reemploys
• rehires
• subcontracts

releases

2 of 2

noun

plural of release

1

as in discharges

a freeing from an obligation or responsibility

because they had legally declared bankruptcy, they received release from their debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discharges
• exemptions
• waivers
• deliveries
• immunities
• quittances
• quietuses
• dispensations

2

as in waivers

a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege

we had to sign a liability release before they'd let us go rock climbing on their property

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waivers
• exemptions
• quitclaims
• disclaimers
• indemnities
• dispensations
• relinquishments
• surrenders
• renunciations
• renouncements
• abdications
• handovers

3

as in announcements

a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest

a press release announcing that the governor would not run for a second term

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announcements
• advertisements
• ads
• bulletins
• postings
• notices
• reports
• notifications
• communiqués
• advertisings
• brochures
• adverts
• posters
• signs
• messages
• broadcasts
• flyers
• commercials
• fly sheets
• gazettes
• show bills
• circulars
• publicities
• declarations
• communications
• handbills
• blurbs
• promotions
• billings
• dispatches
• telecasts
• cablecasts
• proclamations
• newscasts
• handouts
• bills
• billboards
• pronouncements
• placards
• playbills
• promulgations
• campaigns
• buildups
• promos
• broadsides
• pitches
• edicts
• rescripts
• pronunciamentos
• annunciations
• spots
• come-ons
• propagandas
• words
• boosts
• plugs
• significations
• ballyhoos
• plugolas

4

as in reliefs

reduction of or freedom from pain

only sleep offered any release from the agony of the migraine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reliefs
• eases
• alleviations
• comforts
• decreases
• mitigations
• moderations
• mollifications
• assuagements
• appeasements
• diminishments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discomforts
• tortures
• sufferings
• miseries
• pains
• torments
• stitches
• agonies
• throes
• pangs
• aches
• stings
• anguishes
• pricks
• smarts
• tingles
• twinges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of releases

Verb

Global Payments releases quarterly results on Thursday, and this could be a natural time to announce a deal. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Paul Nord blows releases smoke from bubbles as people look on during the Haunted Science Lab held at Valparaiso University Saturday, October 31, 2026. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

The program releases nearly a thousand young lizards each year. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026

This structure releases spores that can fall on other ants below and begin the cycle again. — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

That water releases enormous amounts of heat into the atmosphere, shifting weather patterns around the world. — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

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This releases neutrons that scientists use to study materials and their properties. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

In the book, a fictional AI escapes its lab, runs copies of itself on machines no one is watching, and eventually releases a virus over time. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Noun

For Netflix, which has traditionally resisted filmmakers’ efforts to secure theatrical releases for their movies, the film actually represents a first — the first time the streamer has released a movie in Imax. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Their bet is that an Indian team can deliver the detailed worlds, layered gameplay and cinematic scale that core players expect from top-tier releases. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

The store will feature books across genres, a children's area, a lounge space and displays highlighting new releases. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Apple, Clorox, Palantir & more Several stocks made sharp moves in after-hours trading following the latest round of earnings releases. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Woodford Reserve might specialize in bourbon, but the Kentucky distillery is no stranger to rye whiskey, with a solid core expression and some special limited releases in its expansive lineup. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

After a handful of supremely mellow releases that blended lurching ’90s breakbeats with wintry, Mazzy Star-like songwriting, their third album dives into a vat of mercurial distortion and slippery, all-consuming bass. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

These latest releases from OpenAI continue to contradict the recommendations of the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AGMAI), the expert panel the company organized in response to widespread criticism from mathematicians. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Every year Bon Appétit editors cook with and obsess over the latest kitchen releases in order to find the tools and appliances that make our time—and yours—in the kitchen easier and more fun. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026