unfettering 1 of 2

noun

as in unbinding

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unfettering

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verb

present participle of unfetter
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettering
  1. unbinding
  2. freeing
  3. freedom
  4. releasing
  5. liberation
  6. liberating
  7. emancipation
  8. rescuing
Noun
  • This might make sense for a Buddhist monk pursuing the great unbinding, but not for a random Brooklynite who just wants to be more productive at work.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of unbinding
Verb
  • Lanterns works so well in part because it was conceived as a standalone complete story, albeit one with ramifications for future DCU projects, thereby freeing up the writers to create something truly unique, with no forced, awkward tie-ins.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Balenciaga was best known for revolutionizing a new silhouette for women, creating something more freeing that would allow women of the day to wear his designs sans-corset.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeing
Noun
  • My first exit gave me that freedom, but also a sense of unfinished business.
    — Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The decades-long contract with Cheniere indicates that Qatar sees a risk that freedom of navigation will never return to Hormuz as Iran keeps attacking tankers, Munton said.
    — Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of freedom
Verb
  • Colom’s campaign told the Washington Examiner that the Democratic nominee had no part in commissioning, funding, conducting, or releasing the Wedgewood survey and that the campaign only referenced it as a public poll.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats used the tools available to force votes that GOP leadership tried to avoid — on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files and halting the Iran war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of releasing
Noun
  • The tapes were hidden for decades after the 1996 overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president and a leader of the African liberation movement.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The director Peter Sellars, who staged the piece’s first production last year, also worked with me on assembling the libretto, and Peter is a force of liberation.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of liberation
Verb
  • This action would have triggered a kilonova while also liberating a lot of material, stuff that would take its time falling onto the black hole and fueling longer jets.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Sun in your sign trines liberating Uranus in your adventurous 9th house, encouraging you to explore a new subject, destination, belief, or direction.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of liberating
Noun
  • Marked by restless lines, these works depict a woman tentatively emerging from a cocoon in a ritual of transformation and emancipation.
    — Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Their courtroom victory in January 1856 led to one of the largest legal emancipations in US history, and certainly the largest anywhere west of Texas.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of emancipation
Verb
  • Two California State Parks officers are being praised for rescuing a woman trapped inside a burning, overturned car along Highway 70 in Butte County.
    — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The presence of other active alligators in the water complicated any chance of rescuing Hamilton, whose body was recovered around two hours later, Winter Garden Fire Chief Jose Gainza told FOX35.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of rescuing
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