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

Obesity drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have been pushing to boost employer coverage, which is key to unlocking greater uptake for their treatments. — Hugh Son,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Still, unlocking the doors may give a thief the access needed to try another method. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Everything the product must do to succeed as the product—unlocking, managing users, seeing who came and went—would be free for as long as the customer owned it. — Ali Aydan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Securing dual citizenship can open up a wide variety of travel possibilities, including unlocking new visa-free destinations and the potential to live and work abroad with ease. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

That same pivot underpins a wider incubator-style model, from the BFC Mini MBA and business resilience programs to experiments in unlocking subsidized studio space via the patron network. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said his government will on Tuesday declare a civil protection emergency for the central provinces plagued by the wildfires, unlocking additional recovery funding. — Janis Laizans, USA Today, 27 July 2026

Those achievements will give SpaceX the capability to begin launching operational Starlink V3 satellites, unlocking higher-speed direct-to-device connectivity for consumers and the US military, and the revenue to go along with it. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

The sheer variety of blues coming out of Switzerland has exploded in recent years, with advancements in dial manufacturing unlocking even more shades. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2026