Jail and Unbind

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

Usage example: threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked

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Unbind is an antonym for jail.

Nearby Words: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor

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

Usage example: a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners

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Jail is an antonym for unbind.

Nearby Word: unbinding

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Unbind and Jail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jail/unbind

Jail & Unbind. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/jail/unbind>.

Unbind or Jail. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jail/unbind.

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