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letting go
interjection as in never mind
verb as in abate
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 go
- 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 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 play
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verb as in relax
verb as in relent
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verb as in reprieve
verb as in revel
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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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verb as in cut loose
verb as in loosen
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verb as in bypass
verb as in can
verb as in acquit
verb as in pink slip
Weak matches
- 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 go
- 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 clear
verb as in roister
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verb as in abandon
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verb as in cry
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verb as in deliver
verb as in detonate
verb as in discharge
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verb as in disentangle
verb as in dismiss
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verb as in dismiss
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 fire
verb as in forgive
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verb as in frolic
verb as in ignore
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Example Sentences
He opens up about overcoming tragedy, letting go of the Showtime drama, and a possible spin-off.
And if anyone thought this was an abdication and a letting go of the unruly region they need to think again.
I just felt like he had a hard time letting go, and he felt like he needed to kill Bridget himself.
Letting go of this cardinal goal can be immensely difficult.
As the latest “disclosure” surely tells us, we are a long way from letting go of the events from 50 years ago.
Letting go the hair of his head, I clapped my left hand to my right, and with both arms redoubled the strain.
(p. 32) Equally as ingenious as the means of letting go the anchor is the machinery employed for weighing it.
She luxuriated in her little perilous letting-go—could toy with, and yet be immune from, a danger.
Peter pushed the carriage aimlessly about for a little while, never letting go of the handlebar.
In sudden emotion—in an unpremeditated letting-go of himself—he reached out for somebody in whom to confide.
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On this page you'll find 82 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to let one go, such as: discard, displace, exempt, expel, let go, and oust.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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