Synonyms of uncork

uncork

verb

ˌən-ˈkȯrk 

as in to unleash

to set free (from a state of being held in check)

uncorked her emotions once she was alone in her room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unleash
• loosen
• release
• unlock
• let go
• express
• unloose
• loose
• unloosen
• liberate
• air
• emancipate
• free
• unshackle
• spring
• enfranchise
• unbind
• unfetter
• unchain
• uncage
• vent
• manumit
• unmoor
• discharge
• take out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold
• contain
• regulate
• restrain
• check
• control
• govern
• inhibit
• tame
• smother
• constrain
• curb
• rein (in)
• confine
• bind
• bridle
• handcuff
• hamper
• shackle
• trammel
• manacle
• enchain
• fetter
• halter

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of uncork

Stripped of any glossy trappings, the ballad escalated into a potent roots rocker, with Mendes uncorking his voice into a wail and quickly de-escalating to a near-whisper. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024

Later, Taylor uncorked a booming high punt with the Bears kicking from the Rams’ 43-yard line. —Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024

But would the market oblige with a similar move a third month in a row with such a mini-panic, given that selling into them doesn’t look smart in retrospect and even after the Fed has uncorked its first easing move? —Michael Santoli, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024

As a pass rusher bore down on him, Daniels absorbed a hit and uncorked a perfect pass to Terry McLaurin down the right sideline. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024