UNFETTERING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

unfettering 1 of 2

noun

as in unbinding

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unfettering

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verb

present participle of unfetter

as in freeing

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets

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Noun

This might make sense for a Buddhist monk pursuing the great unbinding, but not for a random Brooklynite who just wants to be more productive at work.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of unbinding

Verb

Lanterns works so well in part because it was conceived as a standalone complete story, albeit one with ramifications for future DCU projects, thereby freeing up the writers to create something truly unique, with no forced, awkward tie-ins.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Balenciaga was best known for revolutionizing a new silhouette for women, creating something more freeing that would allow women of the day to wear his designs sans-corset.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of freeing

Noun

My first exit gave me that freedom, but also a sense of unfinished business.

— Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The decades-long contract with Cheniere indicates that Qatar sees a risk that freedom of navigation will never return to Hormuz as Iran keeps attacking tankers, Munton said.

— Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of freedom

Verb

Colom’s campaign told the Washington Examiner that the Democratic nominee had no part in commissioning, funding, conducting, or releasing the Wedgewood survey and that the campaign only referenced it as a public poll.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Democrats used the tools available to force votes that GOP leadership tried to avoid — on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files and halting the Iran war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of releasing

Noun

For the Kurdish liberation movement, reproduction is not a matter of individual rights like in Western feminism; rather the female body is a sovereign zone of political warfare.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Furani deemed the current state of affairs a natural consequence of Zionist nationalism, and invited Walzer to flee the sinking ship of Zionism and board the ark of Islam and Palestinian liberation.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of liberation

Verb

This action would have triggered a kilonova while also liberating a lot of material, stuff that would take its time falling onto the black hole and fueling longer jets.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Instead, the coalition has identified its primary objective as dismantling the system of Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) and liberating the country from its oppression.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of liberating

Noun

Marked by restless lines, these works depict a woman tentatively emerging from a cocoon in a ritual of transformation and emancipation.

— Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Their courtroom victory in January 1856 led to one of the largest legal emancipations in US history, and certainly the largest anywhere west of Texas.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of emancipation

Verb

Two California State Parks officers are being praised for rescuing a woman trapped inside a burning, overturned car along Highway 70 in Butte County.

— Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
The presence of other active alligators in the water complicated any chance of rescuing Hamilton, whose body was recovered around two hours later, Winter Garden Fire Chief Jose Gainza told FOX35.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of rescuing

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