When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
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Release
/ɹəˈliːs/
Synonyms for "release" (792 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (159)
Noun(33 words)
liberationventabsolvingacquittanceair emissionairdropsalbumsbailbailingbattery dischargebelchbook launchbowlsbroadsidebuildbulletinedbuttoncatalogsconsolationdeclassifying
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decontroldemobilizingdeparturedeploymentdesorptiondetainee releasedischargedischarge gasdischargesdischargingdisclosedisclosuredisencumbering
abandonmentabjurationabsolutionabsolveaccordaccountacknowledgmentacquaintanceacquitacquittalacquittanceadmissionadmitadviceallayallowallowanceamnestyannihilationannouncement
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bail outbanebiological deathblue bookbootbouncebreakbreak loosebreak outbreak upbreakoutbreakupbriefingbringbulletinbumpbustcancanceled checkcarrycashiercast loosecast offcatharsiscessation of lifecessionchartercirculatecleansecleanse awaycleansingclearclearanceclearingclinical deathcome out withcommunicationcommuniquecompurgationconsentcrossing the barcurtainscut loosedatadatumdeactivatedeactivationdeathdeath knelldebriefdebt of naturedeceasedecontaminatedefrockdegradedeliverdeliverancedeliverydemisedemobdemobilizationdemobilizedemotedeparturedeplumedeposedeprivedestigmatizationdestigmatizedestigmatizingdetachdetachmentdiasporadiplomatic immunitydirectorydisabusedisbanddisbandmentdisbardischargedisculpationdisembarrassdisembroildisemploydisengagedisentangledisintegrate
Strong matches (237)
disintegrationdisinvolvedislodgedismissdismissaldisorganizationdisorganizedispatchdispensationdispensedispense fromdispense withdispersaldispersedispersiondisplacedisplumedisposaldispositiondisseminate
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dissolutiondissolvedistributedoffdoomdopedropdrum outdumpingdyingebb of lifeemancipateemancipationembassyemergenceemitemotional releaseendend of lifeendingenfranchiseenlightenmentescapeescapismeternal restevasionevidenceexceptexceptionexculpateexculpationexcuseexemptexempt fromexemptionexitexonerateexonerationexpelexpirationexpressextinctionextinguishmentextractextremityextricateextricationfactsfactual informationfamiliarizationfinal summonsfinger of deathfinishfireflightforgiveforgivenessforgoingforswearingfranchisefreefree fromfreedomfreeingfurloughgengeneral informationget outgetawaygetting rid ofgivegive absolutiongive dispensation fromgive leavegive offgive outgive permissiongive releasegive respitegive the axgive the gategive the go-aheadgive the wordgiving upgo aheadgo bail forgo separate waysgoinggoing offgoodsgrantgrant amnesty togrant bail togrant immunitygrant remissiongravegreen lightguidebookhand of deathhand outhandouthard informationimmunityimprisonincidental informationinfoinformationinstructionintelligenceintermissionintermitissuanceissuejailbreakjaws of deathjustifykickkick upstairsknellknowknowledgelast debtlast musterlast restlast rounduplast sleeplaunchlay offleakleakageleaveleave goleaving lifelegislative immunitylet
Noun(48 words)
dismissaldismissiondisseminatedropdroppingdumping watereaseecmascript standardeditionsejaculateelutionemancipatingemancipationemissionemission of gasemittingexcretionexcusesexitexpelling
Verb(31 words)
Adjective(3 words)
distributed software componentfree website templatekinetic energy released
Related words (396)
let golet go freelet looselet loose oflet offlet outletterletting goliberateliberationlibertylicenselifesavinglightlooseloosenloosingloss of lifemake availablemake possible
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make redundantmaking an endmanumissionmanumitmentionmessagemuster outnonprosnoticenotificationokokayopenoutletpardonparolepartpart companypartingpass outpassingpassing awaypassing overpatentpension offperishingpermissionpermission to enterpermitpneumatogrampresentpresentationpress releaseprisonbreakprivilegepromotional materialproofpublicationpublicitypublishpurgationpurgepurge awaypurgingput on paroleput outquash the chargequietusquittanceransomread out ofrecantationreceiptreceipt in fullrecordrecoverrecoveryredeemredemptionrelaxreleasingreliefrelieverelinquishrelinquishmentremiseremissionremitremovalremoverenunciationreplacereportreprieverescuerescuingresignresignationrespiterestretireretractionretrievalretrieverewardridriddancesacksacrificesalvagesalvationsavesave the necessitysavingsay the wordscatterscoopsecretionsendsentence of deathseparateseparate forciblyseparationset at largeset freesetting-freeshades of deathshadow of deathshedshrivesidelightsignslacksleepsomatic deathsparespecial permissionsplit upsplit-upspringstatementstorystripsummons of deathsuperannuatesurceasesurplussurrendersuspendsuspensionswearing offtake offtear loosetelegramtellthe dopethe goodsthe knowthe scoopthrow offticketticket of admissiontransmissiontripturn offturn outunbarunbindunbindingunboltunboltingunbridlingunbuckleunbucklingunbuttonuncagingunchainunchainingunclaspunclutchundounfastenunfetterunfetteringunfrockungaggingunglueunhandunhandingunharnessingunhobblingunknotunlaceunlashingunlatchunlatchingunleashunleashingunlockunlockingunlooseunloosenunloosingunmanaclingunmuzzlingunpenningunravelunshackleunshacklingunsnarlunstickunstrapunstrappinguntangleuntetheringuntieuntrussinguntyingunveilunyokingventverdict of acquittalvindicatevindicationvouchervouchsafevouchsafementwaiverwarrantweigh anchorwhite bookwhite paperwhitewashwithdraw the chargewordyieldyielding
Verb(65 words)
let golet go ofliberateliberatedliberatesliberatinglooseloosedloosesmanumittedopensoutputtedparoledplatformedprovide informationpublicize policypublishpublishedpublishesput out
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ransomedrelaxesrelease gasrelievesrelinquishrenouncedrescuedresignsecretesecrete enzymessecrete fluidsecrete hormonessecretedsecretessecretingsluicedturnunassignunbarsunblockunbridleuncorkuncorkedunfreezeungroundunhandsunharnessunhookunhookedunlatchedunleashedunleashesunlockedunlooseunloosedunloosenunloosesunpinunpinsunsealsunsnapunsnapsuntiesuttersvaporing
Noun(81 words)
liberatelossmanumittingmarket servicemarketsmoksanetflixorgasmoutflowingoutletoutletsoutpouringoutputtingoutspanoutward flowparolingpassingpodcast episodeportuguese liberarposts
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press releaseprintprint only resourceproduce energyproduce heatproduce liquidprogram launchpublicationpublicationspublicized findingspublishpublishingpublishing workflowquietusransomsrelaxationreleasementrelinquishingrolloutsacksackingsecreted substancesecretionsheddingshedsshipssluicesluicessluicingsneezesoft launchsoftware updatespillspillagespoutspringspring releasespringingsuperannuatingsupply listtone endingunburdenunburdeningunclaspinguncontroluncorkingunfetterunhookingunloadunpinningunsealingupdatesupgradeupgradesvapoursventingventsversionswaiverwaivingwaterfall
Adjective(12 words)
math book editionnew feature releasepublic programswedish frihetunanchoredunboundunconfinedungraspedunsheatheduntappeduntetheredurgent issue
Adverb(1 words)
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More general
66 entriesShowing 16 of 66 words.
More specific
13 entriesCollocations
9 entriesfilm releasepress releasepressure releasepublic releaserelease daterelease formrelease informationrelease notessoftware release
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
123 translations across 51 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- los verb (to let go of)
Albanian
4 entries- la noun (event of setting free)
- lëshoj noun (event of setting free)
- lësho verb (to let go of)
- shlo (gheg) verb (to let go of)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- λύσις noun (event of setting free)
- ἄφεσις noun (event of setting free)
Arabic
1 entries- حَرَّرَ verb (to let go of)
Armenian
1 entries- արձակել verb (to let go of)
Belarusian
3 entries- вызвале́нне noun (event of setting free)
- адпуска́ць verb (to let go of)
- адпусці́ць verb (to let go of)
Bulgarian
4 entries- освобожде́ние noun (event of setting free)
- отцепване noun (a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required)
- освобождавам verb (to let go of)
- пускам verb (to let go of)
Catalan
2 entries- alliberament noun (event of setting free)
- alliberar verb (to let go of)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- بەردان verb (to let go of)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏚᏲᏍᎦ verb (to let go of)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 放開 /放开 noun (event of setting free)
- 釋放 /释放 noun (event of setting free)
- 鬆開 /松开 noun (event of setting free)
- 放出 verb (to let go of)
Czech
1 entries- uvolnit verb (to let go of)
Danish
1 entries- frislippende noun (event of setting free)
Dutch
1 entries- loslaten verb (to let go of)
Finnish
3 entries- vapauttaminen noun (event of setting free)
- vapautus noun (event of setting free)
- irrottaa verb (to let go of)
French
4 entries- lâcher noun (event of setting free)
- relâche noun (event of setting free)
- libérer verb (to let go of)
- lâcher verb (to let go of)
Galician
4 entries- liberar noun (event of setting free)
- solta noun (event of setting free)
- ceibar verb (to let go of)
- liberar verb (to let go of)
German
2 entries- Entlassen noun (event of setting free)
- loslassen verb (to let go of)
Hebrew
1 entries- שחרר verb (to let go of)
Hindi
2 entries- मुक्ति noun (event of setting free)
- छोड़ना verb (to let go of)
Hungarian
4 entries- elengedés noun (event of setting free)
- eleresztés noun (event of setting free)
- kieresztés noun (event of setting free)
- kioldó noun (a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required)
Icelandic
3 entries- láta lausan noun (event of setting free)
- útskrifa noun (event of setting free)
- sleppa verb (to let go of)
Ingrian
1 entries- päästää verb (to let go of)
Irish
4 entries- ligean noun (event of setting free)
- scaoil amach noun (event of setting free)
- scaoil verb (to let go of)
- scaoil amach verb (to let go of)
Italian
1 entries- liberare verb (to let go of)
Japanese
3 entries- 釈放 noun (event of setting free)
- 放す verb (to let go of)
- 解放する verb (to let go of)
Korean
4 entries- 석방 noun (event of setting free)
- 놓아 주다 verb (to let go of)
- 석방하다 verb (to let go of)
- 풀어 주다 verb (to let go of)
Lithuanian
1 entries- atleisti verb (to let go of)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- pušćaś verb (to let go of)
Māori
3 entries- maheno verb (to let go of)
- tuku verb (to let go of)
- whakatangatanga verb (to let go of)
Norman
1 entries- r'lâchi verb (to let go of)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- slippe verb (to let go of)
Occitan
1 entries- liberar verb (to let go of)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- براقمق verb (to let go of)
- صالمق verb (to let go of)
Persian
2 entries- رهاسازی noun (event of setting free)
- رها کردن verb (to let go of)
Polish
1 entries- wyzwolenie noun (event of setting free)
Portuguese
4 entries- liberar noun (event of setting free)
- libertar noun (event of setting free)
- liberar verb (to let go of)
- soltar verb (to let go of)
Romanian
1 entries- eliberare noun (event of setting free)
Russian
4 entries- освобожде́ние noun (event of setting free)
- вы́пустить verb (to let go of)
- выпуска́ть verb (to let go of)
- освободи́ть verb (to let go of)
Sanskrit
1 entries- मुञ्चति verb (to let go of)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- leig mu sgaoil verb (to let go of)
- sgaoil verb (to let go of)
Southern Altai
1 entries- божодор verb (to let go of)
Spanish
4 entries- liberación noun (event of setting free)
- libramiento noun (event of setting free)
- liberar verb (to let go of)
- librar verb (to let go of)
Swedish
4 entries- frigöring noun (event of setting free)
- frisläppande noun (event of setting free)
- lössläppa verb (to let go of)
- släppa verb (to let go of)
Telugu
1 entries- అనుమతి verb (to let go of)
Tocharian B
1 entries- tärk- verb (to let go of)
Turkish
4 entries- serbest bırakma noun (event of setting free)
- bırakmak verb (to let go of)
- salıvermek verb (to let go of)
- tahliye etmek verb (to let go of)
Ukrainian
4 entries- визво́лення noun (event of setting free)
- зві́льнення noun (event of setting free)
- відпуска́ти verb (to let go of)
- відпусти́ти verb (to let go of)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thả verb (to let go of)
Welsh
1 entries- gollwng verb (to let go of)
Yiddish
1 entries- באַפֿרײַען verb (to let go of)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
Cleanse me! Release me! Set me free!
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Since the release of the PlayStation 2, game store shelves have blossomed with a variety of new titles.
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John Tel is expected to delay the release of its chip set until August.
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