Lead on and Release

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Lead on verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

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Release is an antonym for lead on in topics: entice, attract, involve, mislead, capture.

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

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Lead on is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Lead on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead_on/release

Lead on & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead_on/release>.

Release or Lead on. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead_on/release.

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