Synonyms of unleashing

unleashing

verb

present participle of unleash

1

as in loosening

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

• loosening
• releasing
• unlocking
• expressing
• uncorking
• letting go
• loosing
• freeing
• airing
• springing
• unloosing
• liberating
• unloosening
• emancipating
• enfranchising
• discharging
• unshackling
• unfettering
• unchaining
• venting
• uncaging
• unbinding
• manumitting
• unmooring
• taking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• containing
• controlling
• holding
• inhibiting
• regulating
• restraining
• curbing
• governing
• taming
• checking
• constraining
• smothering
• bridling
• reining (in)
• shackling
• confining
• handcuffing
• binding
• fettering
• hampering
• trammelling
• trammeling
• manacling
• enchaining
• haltering

2

as in releasing

to find emotional release for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• releasing
• expressing
• venting
• voicing
• giving way (to)
• taking out
• airing
• acting out
• loosing
• stating
• ventilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• controlling
• repressing
• managing
• governing
• handling
• containing
• restraining
• curbing
• bottling (up)
• checking
• taming
• constraining
• smothering
• quelling
• holding back
• pulling in
• inhibiting
• soothing
• quieting
• allaying
• swallowing
• repressing
• stifling
• choking
• strangling
• bridling
• reining (in)
• pocketing
• lulling
• stilling
• muffling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unleashing

Musk has also weighed in on the spending fight, unleashing a flood of misinformation on his social platform X about the stopgap bill that would have funded government through March. —Joanne Haner, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024

This journey, while complex, is essential for unleashing AI's full potential and driving innovation. —Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

Congressional leaders Tuesday unveiled legislation to keep the government funded until March 14, unleashing a mad dash to pass the bill by the end of the week. —Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024

His revenge plot involved unleashing an absolute torrent of demented online harassment Dutschke's way. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024

In 1793, French revolutionaries executed their king, Louis XVI, and his wife, Marie Antoinette, unleashing a wave of political instability that threatened the whole of Europe. —Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024

Those were the days that produced classic album after classic album, unleashing countless new ideas about art. —Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024

Vogel has a way of unleashing climactic Bruckner rolls at ostensibly maximum volume and then making a crescendo in the final seconds. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024

Crews, Locations, Service Companies In the audacious new film from Searchlight Pictures based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Yoder, six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams anchors the fantastical tale of unleashing the primal beast within. —Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024