Synonyms of unleashed

unleashed 1 of 2

adjective

as in escaped

Related Words

• escaped
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged
• unconfined
• unrestrained
• unbound
• loose
• undone
• untied
• uncaught
• free
• disengaged
• unfastened
• footloose
• unbolted
• unanchored
• clear

Dissimilar Words

• confined
• bound
• caught
• restrained
• imprisoned
• unfree
• caged
• enclosed
• bolted
• chained
• tied
• anchored
• kidnapped
• penned
• leashed
• fettered
• immured
• shackled
• fastened
• manacled

unleashed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of unleash

1

as in loosened

to set free (from a state of being held in check)

unleashed all of his unspoken love for her in a long letter that he hoped he would have the courage to mail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosened
• released
• unlocked
• uncorked
• unloosed
• let go
• loosed
• expressed
• aired
• unloosened
• sprang
• liberated
• unshackled
• freed
• emancipated
• enfranchised
• unchained
• unbound
• discharged
• unfettered
• uncaged
• manumitted
• vented
• unmoored
• took out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contained
• controlled
• held
• governed
• inhibited
• checked
• restrained
• tamed
• curbed
• smothered
• regulated
• constrained
• bridled
• reined (in)
• bound
• confined
• shackled
• handcuffed
• hampered
• fettered
• trammeled
• manacled
• enchained
• haltered

2

as in released

to find emotional release for

lifting weights is a way for me to unleash all the frustrations of the workday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• released
• expressed
• vented
• gave way (to)
• voiced
• aired
• loosed
• took out
• stated
• acted out
• ventilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• controlled
• managed
• repressed
• governed
• handled
• contained
• checked
• restrained
• constrained
• tamed
• bottled (up)
• curbed
• smothered
• held back
• quieted
• pulled in
• swallowed
• inhibited
• soothed
• stifled
• lulled
• stilled
• quelled
• choked
• repressed
• bridled
• strangled
• reined (in)
• muffled
• allayed
• pocketed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unleashed

Adjective

In 1995, the rape of a 12-year-old girl by three US servicemen unleashed outrage and mass protests in Okinawa. — Junko Ogura, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing in the border region with China after August’s glacier collapse unleashed landslides and a flash flood that tore through valleys. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Jeff Bezos' Blue Moon would blast off first, followed by Orion -- which would close in for a linkup -- and then Musk's Starship for a docking with Orion once Blue Moon is unleashed. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Moon will blast off first, then Orion — which will close in for a linkup — then Musk’s Starship for a docking with Orion once Blue Moon is unleashed. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Former Seattle Seahawks and 11-year NFL veteran Richard Sherman, not exactly known to be soft with his thoughts and feelings about anything, unleashed on the Cowboys defense. — Mac Engel september 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

But Rooney was finally unleashed for a Champions League group game against Fenerbahce at Old Trafford, scoring a spectacular hat-trick, all three (the third an exquisite free kick) struck from outside the penalty area. — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The film tells the story of a biological weapon being unleashed inside a Seoul skyscraper that turns the people trapped inside the building into a deadly zombie hive mind. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

The San Francisco Ballet production, which debuted in 2024, retells the myth of Pandora, who opened the box that unleashed humanity’s evil into the world. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

Years of climate abuse, of reckless drilling at the ends of the earth, have unleashed a wave of methane, which in terms of environmental destruction makes carbon dioxide look like laughing gas. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

By owning the global crisis unleashed by oil billionaires and a complicit government, Digger causes an uproar. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision unleashed unlimited torrents of money into political campaigns, elections are now largely financed by big money donors and super PACs. — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

The Encore has unleashed more questions about Swift’s next chapter rather than offer a clear path forward. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

After driving into the defense, Ovalle got to the top of the box and unleashed a shot with her right foot, past Silkowitz into the middle far right of the goal. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

In April, Collins unleashed multiple fronts of attack at a news conference, handing out a 13-page dossier covering past Donalds associates, stock trades and votes in Congress. — Michael Van Sickler, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

From SheetsGate to purposefully washing Joy’s uniforms with rags, the laundry room has unleashed something deranged in Gen. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Her warnings reflect a chaotic global trade environment unleashed by US tariffs just over a year ago, which has forced middle-power economies into a scramble for economic cover. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026