Abducting and Release

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Abducting adjective - Especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part.

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Release is an antonym for abducting in take by force and without permission topic.

Nearby Words: abduct, abduction, abducted, abductor

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Abducting is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Abducting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abducting/release

Abducting & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abducting/release>.

Release or Abducting. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abducting/release.

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