Locking up and Release
Opposite meaning terms
Locking up
Release is an antonym for locking up in topics: placing in forcible detention, hold in enclosure, obtain or receive, have or obtain, be in possession.
Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Locking up is an antonym for release.
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Release and Locking up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/locking_up/release
Locking up & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/locking_up/release>.
Release or Locking up. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/locking_up/release.
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