UNCHAINS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

unchains

verb

present tense third-person singular of unchain

as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) activists for animal rights who would like to unchain zoo animals and return them to the wild

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Recent Examples of unchains The nationwide standalone 5G that the carrier announced Wednesday essentially unchains that service from 4G LTE, allowing devices to connect to the network without first requiring a setup via AT&T’s older and slower network. — PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchains

Verb

Unexamined habits are expensive to maintain, even the small ones, and dropping one frees up real attention, not just symbolic relief.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Wolverine frees Essex and races to the exit, but Essex musters enough psychic power to cause all of the invading soldiers to explode.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of frees

Verb

Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.

— Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.

— Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of liberates

Verb

May 19 Just three months before her death, Panettiere releases her candid memoir detailing the progression of a once-exciting, new relationship that quickly escalated into years of domestic violence.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Continue reading … ATTACK THWARTED — DOJ releases images of woman accused of stocking up for New York State Capitol bomb plot.

— , FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of releases

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The outfit partners with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, a nonprofit that rescues and adopts out homeless cats and kittens.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
His canine companion is Odin (played by a pooch named Uber), who rescues James after their crash and embarks on a journey of survival in the wilderness.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026