UNSHACKLING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

unshackling

verb

present participle of unshackle

as in emancipating

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After mutual suspicion, the two arrived at a reluctant truce in which Paul was free to bring non-Jews into the Jesus movement, emancipating them from Jewish ritual, while the original Jerusalem circle continued to keep kosher, circumcise, and all the rest.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

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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

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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

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The job that so many had described as the best of their lives was, by 2022, springing leaks—in the arena, in the locker room, and in the stables.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
But as soon as the cast is set in motion, the overriding impression is that of a manifesto springing into a college vaudeville.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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