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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

A new message of freedom and redemption, arguably the most liberating event in Western civilization for more than 1,000 years, was the result.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

This pursuit of this truth makes him not only a liberating literary executor but also a worthy moral educator.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Washington marched into Boston, liberating the city, and then led most of his army to New York City.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen