Antonyms of verb harness

1 of 4 senses of harness

Sense 1
harness, tackle -- (put a harness; "harness the horse")
       Antonym of unharness (Sense 1)
      => unharness -- (remove the harness from; "unharness a horse")

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

4 senses of harness

Sense 1
harness, tackle -- (put a harness; "harness the horse")
       => attach -- (cause to be attached)

Sense 2
harness -- (exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources")
       => exploit, tap -- (draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely")

Sense 3
harness, rein in, draw rein, rein -- (control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse")
       => control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")

Sense 4
rule, harness, rein -- (keep in check; "rule one's temper")
       => restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")

Antonyms of adj harnessed

1 sense of harnessed

Sense 1
harnessed -- (brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the atom")

INDIRECT (VIA controlled) -> uncontrolled -- (not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth")

Similarity of adj harnessed

1 sense of harnessed

Sense 1
harnessed -- (brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the atom")
       => controlled (vs. uncontrolled) -- (restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs")