Synonyms of unlock

unlock

verb

as in to unleash

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

that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleash
• loosen
• release
• let go
• express
• loose
• unloose
• uncork
• liberate
• unloosen
• emancipate
• free
• enfranchise
• air
• unbind
• manumit
• unchain
• unshackle
• uncage
• unfetter
• spring
• take out
• discharge
• unmoor
• vent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contain
• hold
• control
• check
• regulate
• inhibit
• restrain
• govern
• constrain
• curb
• rein (in)
• tame
• smother
• bind
• confine
• bridle
• shackle
• handcuff
• hamper
• trammel
• manacle
• enchain
• fetter
• halter

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• contain
• hold
• control
• check
• regulate
• inhibit
• restrain
• govern
• constrain
• curb
• rein (in)
• tame
• smother
• bind
• confine
• bridle
• shackle
• handcuff
• hamper
• trammel
• manacle
• enchain
• fetter
• halter

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