Incarcerate and Release

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Incarcerate verb - To put in or as if in prison.

Usage example: the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year

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Release is an antonym for incarcerate in confinement topic.

Release verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

Usage example: release the prisoners immediately

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Incarcerate is an antonym for release in topics: set free, let go.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Incarcerate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/incarcerate/release

Incarcerate & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/incarcerate/release>.

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