/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of releasing Find synonyms for: Verb1. 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"Adjective1. cathartic, releasing, emotional (vs. unemotional)usage: emotionally purging (of e.g. art)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language