Release and Take away

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

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Take away is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Take away verb - Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.

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Release is an antonym for take away in topics: incarcerate, confinement, head off.

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Take away and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/take_away

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