Release and Tensing

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

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Tensing is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

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Release is an antonym for tensing in topics: constrict, inhibit.

Nearby Words: tense, tensed, tension, tenser

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

Release & Tensing. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/tensing>.

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

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