Cage and Release

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Cage verb - To close or shut in by or as if by barriers.

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Release is an antonym for cage in hold in enclosure topic.

Nearby Words: cagey, caged, caging

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

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Cage is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

physical	physical cage	physical release
full	full cage	full release
safe	safe cage	safe release
special	special cage	special release
Other adjectives: similar, complete, regular, separate, original, single, actual, massive, final, next, last.

Getting hit causes you to release the cage, letting it slide back down the slope.

Source: Respawning Enemies

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Release and Cage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cage/release

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Release or Cage. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cage/release.

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