UNLEASHING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

unleashing

verb

present participle of unleash

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

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as in releasing

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

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Recent Examples of unleashing Friday, a pickup truck transporting the bees crashed on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tennessee, heading toward the Henley Street exit and unleashing the bees, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). —

Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 The storms will also be capable of unleashing widespread destructive winds — with a few gusts possibly up to 90 mph — and hail from Oklahoma City to Green Bay, Wisconsin, especially Friday evening. —

Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 Three dozen young members from two warring Brooklyn gangs have been indicted for unleashing a wave of broad-daylight gun violence in Brownsville — killing one and wounding 10 others, and sending children scrambling in playgrounds and housing complex courtyards. —

John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 There might be bitterness in similar fights in F1’s deeper past, but unleashing this in 2026 would risk destabilizing the deep bonds Wolff clearly wants to protect. —

Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026 In college baseball, Texas is again one of the top destinations in America, and Schlossnagle is unleashing the full power of Bevo’s possibilities. —

Mac Engel april 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026 Even before the first atomic detonation at the Trinity test, James Franck, Eugene Rabinowitch, Leo Szilard and others issued a report warning of the far-reaching consequences of unleashing the atomic bomb, highlighting the dangers of a nuclear arms race. —

Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 The clergyman warned, however, that failure to do so would jeopardize the future of Iran and the stability of the entire Middle East, unleashing an even more volatile and repressive Tehran government in the war’s wake. —

Angie Leventis Lourgos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 Oil prices have surged since the United States and Israel struck Iran at the end of February, unleashing a war that has run for more than a month and effectively closed the key shipping artery. —

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026

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In a bid to cope with the fallout of the energy shock, governments around the world have been quick to impose measures from fuel export bans to loosening refining standards.

— Michael Considine, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
All five vessels were bulk carriers, and none were oil and gas tankers, MarineTraffic reported — raising questions about whether Iran is actually loosening its stranglehold on the crucial commercial waterway.

— Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026