Synonyms of unlocking

unlocking

verb

present participle of unlock

as in unleashing

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unlocking

These include a faster editing system that allows users to correct incorrectly decoded text and a lock-screen feature that enables speech communication without first unlocking the phone. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Geographically, Puig sets out to reinforce its business in EMEA, Latin American and travel retail, while stepping up growth and unlocking opportunities in North America and the Asia-Pacific region. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

But less attention is paid to the advanced memory chips crucial to unlocking the benefits of AI, which are largely made in South Korea. — Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Financial future Of course, unlocking the club’s financial potential is largely contingent on getting promoted. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026

One other thing to get used to is simply unlocking the phone. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026

However, their claims of revolutionizing teaching and learning, of unlocking the potential of education, and of transforming the institution of school suggest otherwise. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

The Iran war is also unlocking public and private money for nuclear and geothermal energy. — Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Lower-cost Alpha resins join specialized options such as Tough 1500, and Open Material Mode requires no unlocking fees and provides the freedom to experiment beyond Formlabs’ resin offerings. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026