Ligature and Release

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Ligature noun - A uniting or binding force or influence.

Usage example: a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation

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Release is an antonym for ligature.

Nearby Word: ligatured

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Ligature is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release and Ligature. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ligature/release

Ligature & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ligature/release>.

Release or Ligature. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ligature/release.

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