Contract
Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Release
Release verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Usage example: they released the workers who couldn't handle the new technology
How words are described
| old | old contract | old release |
| physical | physical contract | physical release |
| full | full contract | full release |
| special | special contract | special release |
| Other adjectives: similar, regular, separate, original, initial, legitimate, legal, proper, single, exclusive, actual, massive, new, major, final, next, last, extended, recent, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Albums of questionable quality were seeing release as a means to get out of his contract including, unsuccessfully, the release of the shelved Black Album in 1994.
Source: Music / Prince - After she played it for him, he decided to release her from her contract as long as she had "Love You" recorded.
Source: Reality Subtext -
Ramon is rather bloodthirsty (including once suggesting that he, Jiro, and Riki kill Wataru to release them of their contract), given that he looks and sounds like a kid.
Source: Series / Kamen Rider Kiva
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Release and Contract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/release
Contract & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/release>.
Release or Contract. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/release.
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