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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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"The identity of Fatah is a revolutionary identity. It was about changing the status quo for the sake of liberating Palestine and turning the Palestinian cause from a humanitarian issue into a political issue."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

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

“But we’re not talking about taking refuge. We’re liberating the one thing in the world that gives us a fighting chance. The power in that Story Box...”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia