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let go
adjective as in discharged
adjective as in exempt
adjective as in fired
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adjective as in recalled
adjective as in released
verb as in abandon
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verb as in abate
verb as in acquit
verb as in bypass
verb as in can
verb as in clear
verb as in cry
verb as in cut loose
verb as in deliver
verb as in detonate
verb as in discharge
verb as in disentangle
verb as in dismiss
verb as in dismiss
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verb as in disregard
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verb as in excuse
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verb as in explode
verb as in extricate
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verb as in frolic
verb as in leave
verb as in let off
verb as in loose/loosen
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- alleviate
- become unfastened
- break up
- deliver
- detach
- discharge
- disconnect
- disengage
- disenthrall
- disjoin
- ease
- ease off
- emancipate
- extricate
- free
- let out
- liberate
- manumit
- mitigate
- relax
- release
- separate
- slacken
- unbar
- unbolt
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unchain
- unclasp
- undo
- unfasten
- unfix
- unhitch
- unhook
- unlace
- unlash
- unlatch
- unleash
- unlock
- unloose
- unpin
- unscrew
- unsnap
- unstick
- unstrap
- untie
- untighten
- work free
- work loose
verb as in loosen
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verb as in miss
verb as in neglect
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verb as in omit
verb as in oust
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verb as in overlook
verb as in overlook
verb as in pink slip
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- ax
- boot
- boot out
- bounce
- bump
- can
- cashier
- defrock
- depone
- depose
- deselect
- discharge
- disemploy
- disfrock
- displace
- disqualify
- drop
- fire
- furlough
- give notice to
- give someone his or her walking papers
- give someone the ax
- give someone the gate
- give someone the pink slip
- give the ax
- give the gate
- give the heave-ho
- give walking papers
- give warning
- impeach
- kick out
- lay off
- let out
- oust
- pension
- put away
- recall
- release
- retire
- sack
- send packing
- shelve
- show someone the door
- shut out
- suspend
- terminate
- turn away
- unfrock
- unseat
- wash out
verb as in play
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verb as in relent
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verb as in reprieve
verb as in revel
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verb as in roister
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verb as in spare
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verb as in surrender
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verb as in throw
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verb as in weep
verb as in yield
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Example Sentences
Actor Shia LeBeouf brings up “Apocalypse” as well, worried that he is about to get fired from the production as Harvey Keitel was let go from Coppola’s earlier film.
Faye Hall, who was let go two months into her detention, highlighted that the elderly couple's health had deteriorated rapidly while in prison.
“Maybe it’s time to let go of the Who brand,” he says.
Emotional attachment is one of the main reasons people struggle to let go of items.
Still can’t let go of “The Bear” being classified as a comedy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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