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CUSTODY Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word custody. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For CUSTODY

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
abandonment

noun

n

noun

• the act of giving something up

• withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

• the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

deliverance

noun

n

noun

• recovery or preservation from loss or danger

discharge

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the sudden giving off of energy

• the act of venting

• a substance that is emitted or released

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• the pouring forth of a fluid

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

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• the act of discharging a gun

verb

• complete or carry out

• pour forth or release

• free from obligations or duties

• remove the charge from

• go off or discharge

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• eliminate (a substance)

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to go off

• release from military service

• become empty or void of its content

emancipation

noun

n

noun

• freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

exculpation

noun

n

noun

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

• the act of freeing from guilt or blame

freedom

noun

n

noun

• the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

• immunity from an obligation or duty

independence

noun

n

noun

• a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail

• freedom from control or influence of another or others

• the successful ending of the American Revolution

liberty

noun

n

noun

• immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

• freedom of choice

• personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression

• leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

• an act of undue intimacy

release

verb, noun

v, 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

relinquishment

noun

n

noun

• a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

• the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

Alternatives for ABANDONMENT

Words (18)

Alternatives for DELIVERANCE

Words (7)

Alternatives for DISCHARGE

Words (38)
Phrases (7)

Alternatives for EMANCIPATION

Words (7)

Alternatives for EXCULPATION

Words (15)

Alternatives for FREEDOM

Words (9)

Alternatives for INDEPENDENCE

Words (9)

Alternatives for LIBERTY

Words (17)
Phrases (1)