uncage
Let the bird out
To uncage is to release from a cage or similar confinement: She uncaged the bird and watched it fly away.
Figuratively, it means to set free or unleash something restrained: The news uncaged emotions she had suppressed for years.
The opposite of cage.
Without payment or restriction
- releaseTo let go
- liberateSet free from captivity
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- unshackleRemove bonds from
unfetter · unbind · unleash · untether · unlock · unbar · unlatch · unbolt
To release from restraint
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- liberateSet free from captivity
- unbridleRelease from restraint
- unboundNot tied down
unfettered · unrestrained · creativity · potential · spirit · passion · expression · imagination
Protected sacred space
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
wild · rewilding · habitat · rescue · refuge · preserve · zoo · aviary
Confinement for offenders
- cellBasic unit of life
- captiveOne held by force
- captivityState of being confined
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
incarcerate · detain · lockup · dungeon · penitentiary · solitary · enclosure · confined
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
agency · choice · empowerment · enfranchisement · manumit · disenthrall · sovereignty · rights
free
Without payment or restriction
- releaseTo let go
- liberateSet free from captivity
- emancipateGrant freedom to
unshackle · unfetter · unbind · unleash · untether · unlock · unbar · unlatch · unbolt · unstrap
unleash
To release from restraint
unbound · unfettered · unrestrained · creativity · potential · spirit · passion · expression · imagination · talent
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
endangered · wild · rewilding · habitat · rescue · refuge · preserve · zoo · aviary · menagerie
prison
Confinement for offenders
imprisonment · incarcerate · detain · lockup · dungeon · penitentiary · solitary · enclosure · confined · trapped
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- independenceFreedom from external control
self-determination · agency · choice · empowerment · enfranchisement · manumit · disenthrall · sovereignty · rights · free-will