Synonyms for
Freeing
Definition
Freeing means to release or liberate someone or something from a constraint or limitation.
Synonyms & similar words
blame
dislodge
disengage
confine
absolve
rid
resign
unfreeze
enforce
free
disembarrass
justify
giveup
release
unblock
relieve
discharge
liberate
unloose
exempt
block
freeze
loose
unloosen
relinquish
liberate
release
unshackle
unfetter
unbind
unburden
disentangle
untangle
disengage
unchain
unyoke
unbridle
unleash
deliver
rescue
emancipate
loose
unbind
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- freeing up time
- freeing someone
- freeing the hostages
- freeing the prisoners
- freeing the land
- freeing up resources
- freeing the spirit
Word family
Usage note
Often used in contexts of liberation, release, or making something available. 'Freeing up' is a common phrasal verb construction.
Example sentences
- The prisoner was freed after serving his sentence.
- She felt a sense of freedom after quitting her job.
- The bird was freed from its cage and flew away.
- The new laws will free up more resources for education.
- I am freeing up my schedule for the weekend.
Quotes
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. - Gloria Steinem
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will. - Charlotte Bronte
The only way to deal with fear is to face it head-on. The only way to deal with pain is to allow yourself to feel it. And the only way to deal with death is to simply accept it. - J.K. Rowling