Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "release" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

hold

Derived Terms

autorelease bakery release paper balloon release cable release canary release catch and release compression release controlled-release corelease corticotropin-releasing hormone cyclorelease cytokine release syndrome day release debt release design release engineer dot release gonadotropin-releasing hormone misrelease misrelease myofascial release nonrelease photorelease photorelease point release policy by press release postrelease pre-release prerelease press release quick release skewer radiorelease releasable release candidate release cock release from requirement release hallucination release mode release notes release the handbrake release the kraken release time 3 release version release warrant release wave releasee releasement releaser releasing hormone relin rerelease soft release spring-release thyrotropin-releasing hormone time-release timed-release track-release unrelease work release

Derived From

lease

Context

biochemistry historical legal music phonetics railways soccer software sound synthesis telephone

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accomplishment achievement act action activity air alter announcement bare bring forth change channel channelise channelize conclusion death decease device eliminate ending expiry exudate exude flow generate give hand instrument issue legal document legal instrument merchandise modify move natural action natural process obviate official document ooze ooze out pass pass on product promulgation publicise publicize reach relinquishing relinquishment rid of stream supply termination transfer transmit transport transude turn over ware

Type Of (IsA)

activity device free merchandise natural process relinquishment termination

Manner Of

pass

Related Terms

block system catch claim contain device discharge distribution free give up hang up hold intermediate lease liberate liberation motor pain quit rheostat set up siding station suffering telegraphic version

Synonym Network

acquittance discharge disengage dismissal free handout let go of liberate liberation passing publish secrete spill turn unblock

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.