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release
noun as in delivery; dispensation
Strong matches
absolution, acquittal, acquittance, charge, commute, deliverance, emancipation, exemption, exoneration, floater, freedom, freeing, liberation, liberty, lifeboat, lifesaver, manumission, relief, spring, turnout, walkout
noun as in publication
Strongest matches
Strong matches
flash, handout, news, notice, offering, proclamation, propaganda, publicity, story
verb as in let go, let out
Strong matches
absolve, acquit, commute, disengage, dispense, emancipate, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, extricate, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, spring, unbind, unchain, undo, unfasten, unleash, unloose, untie, vent, yield
Weak matches
bail out, cast loose, give off, give out, go easy on, let off, let off steam, let up on, open up, set at large, set free, set loose, take out, turn loose, turn out, unfetter, unshackle, wipe the slate clean
Example Sentences
The Pentagon Press Association said the new rules “gag Pentagon employees and threaten retaliation against reporters who seek out information that has not been pre-approved for release.”
The 20 remaining living hostages were released by the Palestinian armed group on Monday in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails.
The day-after plan guarantees the release of all hostages and the dismantling of Hamas—exactly what Mr. Netanyahu has been demanding since the beginning.
Detectives are trying to determine whether there are additional victims, and released Govantes’ booking photo.
Another French tourist, Olivier Grondeau, 34, was released by Iran earlier this year after being handed a five-year prison sentence for "conspiracy against the Islamic republic".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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