UNSHACKLED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

unshackled

verb

past tense of unshackle

as in liberated

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Her parents arrived in America with her older sister in 1947 after getting liberated from Auschwitz concentration camp and losing most of their family in the Holocaust.

— Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
When the United States invaded the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Twain naively imagined that the country would be liberated and turned into a republic.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of liberated

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In 1775, his first enslaver sold him to the commander of Framingham's Minute Men, who emancipated him, and Salem went on to fight at Lexington and Concord.

— Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026
The long shadow of the occupation Twenty-three years after George Bush and Tony Blair resolved that Iraqis were to be emancipated, the country remains captive to a masquerade of power.

— Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026

Definition of emancipated

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As in the case of the Oxy offer, following the completion of the transaction Aeffe would be freed from its debt but substantially deprived of assets.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
Now imagine that space freed up for a designer to rethink the motherboard or allocate more room to other components, such as a bigger battery.

— John Burek, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026

Definition of freed

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Ricketts sprung second-half sub Omar Yehya to the end line, and Yehya rewarded Moshobane for all his work by finding him in the box.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
The discovery of Iron Ore in Minnesota sprung mining towns during his missionary efforts in the region.

— Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026

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