Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Usage example: take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd
How words are described
| similar | similar release | similar take |
| complete | complete release | complete take |
| original | original release | original take |
| single | single release | single take |
| Other adjectives: actual, massive, new, major, final, next, last, different, extended, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Some albums will have their release dates advanced if the lead single becomes a hit right out of the gate; others will have the release date moved down if the lead single fails to take off.
Source: Release Date Change -
Instead, Fenton and the old villager quite practically take it an hour or two outside the village to release it, hoping not to see it again.
Source: Video Game / Lost Horizon -
However, they find the lion too old and decrepit, and take pity on her, so they release her into their cornfield instead.
Source: Androcles' Lion
Cite this Source
Take and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/take
Release & Take. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/take>.
Take or Release. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/take.
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