Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun freeing

1 sense of freeing

Sense 1
liberation, release, freeing -- (the act of liberating someone or something)
       => accomplishment, achievement -- (the action of accomplishing something)

Antonyms of verb free

2 of 11 senses of free

Sense 1
free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose -- (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
       Antonym of confine (Sense 5)
      => confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)

Sense 7
free, disengage -- (free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor")
       Antonym of obstruct (Sense 2)
      => obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb free

11 senses of free

Sense 1
free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose -- (grant freedom to; free from confinement)

Sense 2
rid, free, disembarrass -- (relieve from; "Rid the house of pests")

Sense 3
dislodge, free -- (remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 4
exempt, relieve, free -- (grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam")

Sense 5
free, release -- (make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners")
       => issue, supply -- (circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds")

Sense 6
free, discharge -- (free from obligations or duties)

Sense 7
free, disengage -- (free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor")

Sense 8
absolve, justify, free -- (let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility")
       => forgive -- (stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday")

Sense 9
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up -- (part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne")
       => pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give -- (place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers")

Sense 10
release, free, liberate -- (release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition)
       => generate, bring forth -- (bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami")

Sense 11
unblock, unfreeze, free, release -- (make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account")
       => issue, supply -- (circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds")