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ABDUCT Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word abduct. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For ABDUCT

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emancipate
verbv
verb

• give equal rights to; of women and minorities

• free from slavery or servitude

free
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

• unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

• not held in servitude

noun

• people who are free

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• costing nothing

• not occupied or in use

• not fixed in position

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• completely wanting or lacking

• not literal

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• relieve from

• remove or force out from a position

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• make (information) available for publication

• free from obligations or duties

• free or remove obstruction from

• let off the hook

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

liberate
verbv
verb

• give equal rights to; of women and minorities

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• grant freedom to

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

recover
verbv
verb

• cover anew

• get or find back; recover the use of

• get over an illness or shock

• regain a former condition after a financial loss

• regain or make up for

• reuse (materials from waste products)

release
verb, nounv, n
noun

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

rescue
verb, nounv, n
noun

• recovery or preservation from loss or danger

verb

• free from harm or evil

• take forcibly from legal custody

retrieve
verbv
verb

• get or find back; recover the use of

• go for and bring back

• run after, pick up, and bring to the master

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

unshackle
verbv
verb

• To remove shackles from someone or something.

• To remove restrictions or inhibitions; to allow full freedom and power.

set free
verbv
verb

• grant freedom to

adduct
verbv
noun

• a compound formed by an addition reaction

verb

• draw a limb towards the body

reinstate
verbv
verb

• restore to the previous state or rank

• bring back into original existence, use, function, or position

restore
verbv
verb

• return to its original or usable and functioning condition

• get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate

• give or bring back

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• bring back into original existence, use, function, or position

Alternatives for EMANCIPATE

Alternatives for FREE

Alternatives for LIBERATE

Alternatives for RECOVER

Alternatives for RELEASE

Alternatives for RESCUE

Alternatives for RETRIEVE

Alternatives for UNSHACKLE

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