Release and Sequester

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

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Sequester is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Sequester verb - To set or keep apart from others.

Usage example: sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

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Release is an antonym for sequester.

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Sequester and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/sequester

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Sequester or Release. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/sequester.

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