Release and Subduing

Release

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

Subduing is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Subduing

Subduing noun - The act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control.
Usage example: the subduing of the nomadic tribes was accomplished, not by force of arms, but by a drought that eventually destroyed their grazing lands

Release is an antonym for subduing in moderate topic.

Nearby Words: subdue, subdued, subdual
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