Synonyms of freeing

freeing 1 of 2

noun

as in emancipation

the act of setting free from slavery

a human rights group that works tirelessly for the freeing of political prisoners all over the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emancipation
• liberation
• freedom
• manumission
• salvation
• enfranchisement
• redemption
• deliverance
• liberty
• independence
• autonomy
• sovranty
• independency
• sovereignty
• self-government

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enslavement
• servitude
• bondage
• yoke
• imprisonment
• serfdom
• captivity
• incarceration
• thraldom
• conquest
• thralldom
• subjugation
• internment
• enchainment

freeing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of free

1

as in liberating

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

a global crusade to free Nelson Mandela from a South African prison had emerged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberating
• releasing
• rescuing
• saving
• emancipating
• loosening
• unfettering
• unchaining
• loosing
• enfranchising
• enlarging
• springing
• manumitting
• unbinding
• discharging
• turning loose
• uncaging
• ransoming
• disenthralling
• disenthraling
• paroling
• redeeming
• extricating
• disengaging
• bailing (out)
• delivering
• unshackling
• disentangling
• disembarrassing
• disencumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confining
• restraining
• binding
• fettering
• shackling
• imprisoning
• handcuffing
• committing
• enchaining
• locking (up)
• incarcerating
• jailing
• enslaving
• subjugating
• conquering
• interning
• subduing
• trammelling
• manacling
• trammeling
• immuring

2

as in opening

to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions

we'll free the river by breaking up the ice jam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opening
• clearing
• facilitating
• unplugging
• smoothing
• unclogging
• unstopping
• easing
• loosening (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocking
• stopping
• closing
• hindering
• plugging (up)
• impeding
• clogging (up)
• hampering
• obstructing
• interfering (with)
• constricting
• damming (up)
• encumbering
• blockading
• barricading
• trammelling
• trammeling

3

as in clearing

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way

would you mind freeing up the work area so I can work?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opening
• clearing
• unblocking
• facilitating
• stripping
• easing
• smoothing
• unplugging
• loosening (up)
• unchoking
• unclogging
• unstopping
• uncluttering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocking
• stopping
• closing
• obstructing
• plugging
• clogging
• damming
• cluttering (up)

4

as in relieving

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

a phone call would free your parents from worry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relieving
• ridding
• clearing
• unburdening
• liberating
• divesting
• emancipating
• rescuing
• disencumbering
• loosening
• disburdening
• releasing
• springing
• enfranchising
• discharging
• loosing
• redeeming
• unchaining
• unfettering
• extricating
• manumitting
• disengaging
• unbinding
• delivering
• bailing (out)
• disentangling
• uncaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdening
• saddling
• encumbering
• subjecting
• restraining
• hampering
• weighting (down)
• shackling
• fettering
• weighing down
• bogging (down)

5

as in saving

to set free from entanglement or difficulty

this plan should free us from debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberating
• saving
• releasing
• rescuing
• extricating
• redeeming
• disengaging
• disentangling
• untangling
• clearing
• cutting loose
• disembarrassing
• unburdening
• delivering
• untying
• unraveling
• disencumbering
• disburdening
• untieing
• untwining
• unsnarling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hindering
• blocking
• impeding
• entangling
• hampering
• obstructing
• weighing
• embroiling
• loading
• burdening
• encumbering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of freeing

Verb

These systems include modules that automatically navigate drones through jamming-intensive environments, freeing pilots to focus on targeting. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2025

On the cleaning front, waiter robots will assist staff in their daily tasks freeing them up to focus on more complex tasks. —Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025

This decision also sets a dangerous precedent, freeing future presidents to act above the law when using their official powers. —Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025

The technology will take many repetitive tasks out of the hands of property staff and management, freeing up their time for more personalized resident services. —Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that 150 Russian soldiers were released as part of the prisoner exchange with each side freeing an equal number of captives. —George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

But a new trade proposal posted on the Fireside Yankees podcast's X (formerly Twitter) feed calls on the Yankees to address that issue while also freeing themselves from a burdensome contract. —George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

For instance, leaders can use AI to simulate scenarios or draft content, freeing time for higher-order thinking. —Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024

What’s striking is how his ideas about American tech supremacy — freeing innovators from regulation and government intervention, among them — align with the firm’s mission. —David Jeans, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024