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liberating

VERB

give freedom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detach emancipate free redeem rescue save

STRONG

deliver discharge disembarrass loose loosen manumit release unbind unchain unhook

WEAK

bail one out free up get out from under let loose let out save one's neck set free unshackle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harm hold hurt incarcerate

STRONG

detain imprison keep

WEAK

hold back limit prevent restrain

Example Sentences

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Project Freedom is not going to succeed in liberating the trapped tankers, said Daniel Sternoff, a fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

But in the end, he said, it was liberating.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

But Ms. Hopper finds “something liberating about bearing witness” to an artist so “unrepentant” about her own internal chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

And London says stepping into a child's shoes can be liberating.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

For the first time in my life I had money, and it was the most liberating thing in the world.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah