unleashes

Lets loose suddenly

Unleashes means to release from restraint, like a dog from its leash.

The word typically describes sudden, powerful release: The storm unleashed torrential rains, She unleashed her fury on the unsuspecting clerk.

What gets unleashed is usually forceful or difficult to control once freed—emotions, attacks, criticism, potential.

fury

rage

Intense, violent anger

  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • angerIntense hostile emotion
  • stormSevere atmospheric disturbance

torrent · onslaught · barrage · tirade · firestorm · havoc · chaos · mayhem · destruction · rampage

release

lets loose

Frees or unburdens

sets free · deploys · discharges · triggers · activates · launches · unloads · loosens · uncages · unmuzzles

power

force

Strength or compulsion

might · intensity · dynamism · vigor · momentum · firepower · capability · capacity · horsepower · voltage

revelation

truth

Accordance with reality

exposé · disclosure · evidence · findings · details · facts · data · allegations · bombshell · leak

creativity

imagination

Faculty for forming ideas

talent · expression · ideas · genius · artistry · ingenuity · originality · vision · passion · spontaneity

Categories
Opposites
release vs. containment

unleashescontains

Holds within itself

restrains · holds back · bottles up · keeps in · confines

liberation vs. restraint

unleashesleashes

Pet walking restraints

restrains · contains · holds back · chains · binds

activation vs. suppression

unleashessuppresses

Actively prevents expression

represses · stifles · smothers · quashes · squelches

Family

unleash, unleashed, unleashing

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G