/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of re lease Find synonyms for: Noun1. release, merchandise, ware, productusage: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"2. liberation, release, freeing, accomplishment, achievementusage: the act of liberating someone or something3. release, natural process, natural action, action, activityusage: a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"4. handout, press release, release, announcement, promulgationusage: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation5. dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, termination, ending, conclusionusage: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)6. passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release, death, decease, expiryusage: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"7. acquittance, release, legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrumentusage: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation8. release, button, deviceusage: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism9. release, outlet, vent, activityusage: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"10. spill, spillage, release, flow, streamusage: the act of allowing a fluid to escape11. release, waiver, discharge, relinquishment, relinquishingusage: a formal written statement of relinquishment12. release, tone ending, termination, ending, conclusionusage: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or toneVerb1. let go of, let go, release, relinquishusage: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"2. free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, looseusage: grant freedom to; free from confinement3. turn, release, transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channeliseusage: let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"4. publish, bring out, put out, issue, release, publicize, publicise, air, bareusage: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"5. exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, releaseusage: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"6. secrete, release, exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, oozeusage: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"7. free, release, issue, supplyusage: make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"8. release, relinquish, resign, free, give up, pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, giveusage: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"9. release, free, liberate, generate, bring forthusage: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition10. unblock, unfreeze, free, release, issue, supplyusage: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: morose Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language