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

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Accounting software automates much of the work, reduces mistakes, and frees up your time to focus on growing your business.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
That frees skilled workers to pull wire, terminate connections, and solve the problems that still require judgment and technical training.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of frees

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The movie releases digitally on October 15, in time to remind documentary branch Oscar voters to watch it.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
This water releases massive waves of heat, redistributing warmth from the ocean to the atmosphere—and subsequently shifts weather patterns around the world.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of releases

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Some anti-immigration activists have targeted the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a 200-year-old volunteer force that rescues people in distress at sea, because it is often called out to meet the migrant boats.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
If a company’s sales start slowing, or its customer base weakens, the amount of financing available through discounting shrinks in step, which means this is not a tool that rescues a business already in serious difficulty.

— Amit Singhania, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026