LET GO Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

let go

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Definition of let go

as in unleash

to set free (from a state of being held in check) It's time to let go of the past.

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Recent Examples of let go It’s taken me a long time to kind of let go of being deferential, that someone else knows better. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026 Oftentimes, preventing clutter in the first place is much easier than letting go of it after the fact. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026 But in the fall of 2024, Madden discovered that a Northern Trust vice president who managed her estate assets told her that he was let go without explanation. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 In 2013, Scott Haggerty’s longtime chief of staff, Chris Gray, filed a high-profile whistleblower and wrongful termination suit after he was let go. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for let go

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