Synonyms of unleashes

unleashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of unleash

1

as in loosens

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

unleashed all of his unspoken love for her in a long letter that he hoped he would have the courage to mail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in releases

to find emotional release for

lifting weights is a way for me to unleash all the frustrations of the workday

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unleashes

The footage shows Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and Gandalf (Daniel Weyman) rallying the forces of Middle-earth amid battles and romance as Sauron (Charlie Vickers) unleashes his forces. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

The church unleashes a campaign—online and onsite—demanding the family’s religious freedom, and the most fervent outcry and mobilization come from the political far right. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

Then Digory accidentally unleashes the evil empress Jadis (Emma Mackey, who played Physicist Barbie in Barbie) from a sleeping spell, and chaos breaks out. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Continue reading … SOUR NOTE — Hayley Williams unleashes vulgar insult at DHS after agency defends ICE officers. — FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Prioritizing identity infrastructure is what unleashes this technology safely. — Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

That single choice unleashes a harrowing chain of strange and terrifying events in the dead of night, turning a simple gesture of kindness into a real-life nightmare. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Reuniting much of the cast of his Nosferatu, Robert Eggers unleashes a furry shapeshifter on a 13th-century village. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

The cell unleashes a string of attacks across London as part of a destabilization campaign. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026