MANUMITTED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in emancipated

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verb

past tense of manumit

as in freed

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) though he was an outspoken defender of liberty, this son of Virginia did not manumit his own slaves until he was on his deathbed

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Adjective

Instead, Curry connected with fans like me because, as a performer, the man seemed able to do anything, and do it with a kind of liberated abandon and eagerness to entertain.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026
Chalk it up to the leftover hubris of late-20th-century American empire and the grand illusion of a liberated civilization thriving behind an impenetrable fortress.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of liberated

Adjective

Robert—a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer—and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children.

— Janet Barber, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2021
Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times.

— James Romm, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021

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Verb

The voyage produced a 24 percent reduction in fuel consumption, according to measurements released by the maritime energy company.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
After being sedated, the bobcat was later released near Forbes Creek, close to the natural habitat where it was found, police said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of released

Verb

Of those rescued, 114 are Indians, 27 are Chinese, and 20 are from South Korea, the US, Europe and the Gulf, according to a bulletin published by the Nepal Tourism Board.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
The Nepal Tourism Board said 261 foreign nationals have been rescued.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rescued

Verb

Winter was legally emancipated and declared an adult at age 17 in 2015.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In 1775, his first enslaver sold him to the commander of Framingham's Minute Men, who emancipated him, and Salem went on to fight at Lexington and Concord.

— Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026

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