Release and Strangulate

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

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Strangulate is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Strangulate verb - Kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air.

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Release is an antonym for strangulate in topics: choke, inhibit, smother.

Nearby Words: strangulation, strangulating

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Strangulate and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/strangulate

Release & Strangulate. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/strangulate>.

Strangulate or Release. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/strangulate.

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