Synonyms for Letting go:

• v.

  •abandon (verb)
  • dump,
  • withdraw,
  • yield,
  • opt out,
  • discontinue,
  • take a walk,
  • duck,
  • cop out,
  • drop,
  • drop out,
  • leave,
  • screw,
  • let go,
  • stop,
  • fly the coop,
  • wash hands of,
  • pull out,
  • dust,
  • flake out,
  • surrender,
  • storm out,
  • kiss goodbye,
  • ditch,
  • abdicate,
  • back out,
  • discard,
  • ship out,
  • chicken out,
  • cut loose,
  • take a powder,
  • bail out,
  • run out on,
  • throw over,
  • vacate,
  • give up the ship,
  • bow out,
  • leg it,
  • walk out on,
  • desert,
  • quit.
  •abate (verb)
  • ebb,
  • recede,
  • let up,
  • decrease,
  • dwindle,
  • quell,
  • unlax,
  • taper off,
  • chill out,
  • hang loose,
  • coast,
  • decline,
  • taper,
  • subdue,
  • mellow out,
  • allay,
  • subside,
  • slow,
  • slacken,
  • wane,
  • cool it,
  • reduce,
  • hang easy,
  • lay back,
  • take it easy,
  • let it all hang out,
  • cool,
  • diminish,
  • dull,
  • go with the flow,
  • moderate.
  •acquit (verb)
  • exonerate,
  • discharge,
  • deliver,
  • vindicate,
  • wipe off,
  • let off the hook,
  • Disculpate,
  • whitewash,
  • excuse,
  • let off,
  • absolve,
  • blink at,
  • release,
  • relieve,
  • liberate,
  • clear,
  • exculpate,
  • free,
  • wink at.
  •bypass (verb)
  • burke,
  • deviate from,
  • detour,
  • finesse,
  • ignore,
  • omit,
  • go around the barn,
  • take back road,
  • go around,
  • circumvent,
  • pass around,
  • neglect,
  • get around,
  • depart from,
  • outflank,
  • circumnavigate,
  • sidestep,
  • skirt.
  •can (verb)
  • cashier,
  • ax,
  • bounce,
  • give the heave ho,
  • kick out,
  • terminate,
  • expel,
  • boot,
  • sack,
  • dismiss.
  •clear (verb)
  • clarify,
  • acquit,
  • explain,
  • emancipate,
  • find innocent,
  • set free,
  • defog.
  •cry (verb)
  • howl,
  • break down,
  • wail,
  • bewail,
  • sob,
  • yowl,
  • blub,
  • blubber,
  • mourn,
  • sniff,
  • bemoan,
  • weep,
  • dissolve in tears,
  • deplore,
  • choke up,
  • yammer,
  • mewl,
  • sigh,
  • crack up,
  • whine,
  • burst into tears,
  • snivel,
  • lament,
  • moan,
  • complain,
  • groan,
  • turn on waterworks,
  • keen,
  • bawl,
  • put on the weeps,
  • fret,
  • Boohoo,
  • regret,
  • squall,
  • shed bitter tears,
  • ring the blues,
  • caterwaul,
  • sorrow,
  • let it all out,
  • whimper,
  • shed tears,
  • grieve.
  •cut loose (verb)
  • go berserk,
  • run wild,
  • run riot,
  • run amok.
  •deliver (verb)
  • commit,
  • turn over,
  • cede,
  • transfer,
  • resign,
  • abandon,
  • give up,
  • grant,
  • hand over.
  •detonate (verb)
  • explode,
  • touch off,
  • push the button,
  • bang,
  • kablooey,
  • shoot off,
  • blast,
  • mushroom,
  • blow up,
  • burst,
  • fulminate,
  • va-voom.
  •discharge (verb)
  • fire,
  • give one notice,
  • show the door,
  • supplant,
  • can,
  • displace,
  • run out of town,
  • freeze out,
  • boot out,
  • disencumber,
  • remove,
  • bust,
  • dispense,
  • eject,
  • nix,
  • let one go,
  • replace,
  • exempt,
  • unload,
  • oust,
  • supersede,
  • lay off,
  • ride out on rail,
  • let out,
  • lock out,
  • bump,
  • disburden,
  • privilege from,
  • spare.
  •disentangle (verb)
  • resolve,
  • untwine,
  • untangle,
  • unscramble,
  • disengage,
  • loose,
  • Discumber,
  • untie,
  • clear up,
  • expand,
  • unbraid,
  • disembroil,
  • extricate,
  • open,
  • sort out,
  • untwist,
  • undo,
  • part,
  • unsnarl,
  • sunder,
  • unravel,
  • separate,
  • bail one out,
  • sever,
  • simplify,
  • detach,
  • disinvolve,
  • work out,
  • unfold.
  •dismiss (verb)
  • brush off,
  • suspend,
  • Disemploy,
  • repel,
  • dissolve,
  • repudiate,
  • reject,
  • sweep away,
  • put away,
  • chuck,
  • give the ax,
  • abolish,
  • shelve,
  • retire,
  • turn away,
  • send off,
  • unfrock,
  • recall,
  • bundle,
  • rid,
  • defrock,
  • send packing,
  • shut out,
  • slough off,
  • dispose of,
  • deselect,
  • wash out,
  • pink-slip,
  • disband,
  • furlough,
  • banish,
  • push back,
  • push aside,
  • give walking papers,
  • disqualify,
  • drive out,
  • pension,
  • give notice to,
  • give the heave-ho,
  • outlaw,
  • give warning,
  • impeach,
  • Disfrock,
  • disperse,
  • give the gate,
  • force out,
  • cast out,
  • turn out,
  • unseat,
  • relegate,
  • divorce,
  • chase,
  • do without,
  • depone,
  • relinquish,
  • shed,
  • show out,
  • dispatch,
  • dispense with,
  • cast off,
  • depose,
  • deport,
  • have done with.
  •disregard (verb)
  • miss,
  • have no use for,
  • cold-shoulder,
  • slight,
  • look the other way,
  • live with,
  • let off easy,
  • take no notice of,
  • pay no mind,
  • disdain,
  • overpass,
  • laugh off,
  • forget,
  • discount,
  • overlook,
  • Vilipend,
  • leave out of account,
  • turn a blind eye,
  • pay no attention to,
  • tune out,
  • snub,
  • brush away,
  • contemn,
  • disobey,
  • fail,
  • pass over,
  • pay no heed to,
  • disparage,
  • let pass,
  • pooh-pooh,
  • scorn,
  • shut eyes to,
  • turn a deaf ear,
  • despise,
  • brush aside.
  •excuse (verb)
  • reprieve,
  • grant amnesty,
  • forgive,
  • rationalize,
  • shrug off,
  • bear with,
  • cover,
  • defend,
  • alibi,
  • mitigate,
  • plead ignorance,
  • exempt from,
  • appease,
  • purge,
  • remit,
  • pardon,
  • take rap for,
  • make allowances for,
  • give absolution,
  • indulge,
  • dispense from,
  • apologize for,
  • pretext,
  • tolerate,
  • condone,
  • extenuate,
  • shrive.
  •explode (verb)
  • backfire,
  • set off,
  • collapse,
  • convulse,
  • erupt,
  • fracture,
  • flare up,
  • blow to kingdom come,
  • split,
  • break out,
  • rupture,
  • flame up,
  • detonate,
  • thunder,
  • jet,
  • blaze,
  • shatter,
  • shiver.
  •extricate (verb)
  • disentangle,
  • rescue,
  • differentiate,
  • save one's neck,
  • wriggle out of,
  • extract,
  • get off the hook,
  • difference,
  • get out from under,
  • loosen,
  • disembarrass.
  •fire (verb)
  • give bum's rush,
  • give pink slip,
  • pink slip,
  • give marching orders,
  • hand walking papers,
  • give the sack.
  •forgive (verb)
  • pocket,
  • wipe slate clean,
  • kiss and make up,
  • spring,
  • commute,
  • make allowance,
  • think no more of,
  • let it go,
  • let bygones be bygones,
  • respite,
  • accept apology,
  • bear no malice,
  • dismiss from mind,
  • bury the hatchet,
  • amnesty,
  • efface,
  • relent,
  • let up on,
  • allow for,
  • turn other cheek,
  • palliate.
  •frolic (verb)
  • lark,
  • go on a tear,
  • sport,
  • prance,
  • cavort,
  • whoop it up,
  • raise hell,
  • frisk,
  • revel,
  • play,
  • riot,
  • rollick,
  • romp,
  • kick up one's heels,
  • carouse,
  • fool around,
  • let loose,
  • spree,
  • caper,
  • cut capers,
  • gambol.
  •ignore (verb)
  • wink,
  • avoid,
  • evade,
  • turn deaf ear,
  • take no notice,
  • turn blind eye,
  • bury one's head in sand,
  • blink,
  • turn back on,
  • be oblivious to.
  •lay off (verb)
  • pay off,
  • retire early.
  •leave (verb)
  • leave behind,
  • permit,
  • have,
  • let continue,
  • let stay,
  • let,
  • suffer,
  • allow,
  • let be,
  • mislay,
  • lay down.
  •loose/loosen (verb)
  • unchain,
  • Untighten,
  • alleviate,
  • relax,
  • Disenthrall,
  • unhook,
  • become unfastened,
  • unscrew,
  • unpin,
  • ease off,
  • unbar,
  • Unfix,
  • unfasten,
  • unbuckle,
  • unclasp,
  • unlace,
  • unstrap,
  • unlock,
  • unloose,
  • break up,
  • work free,
  • manumit,
  • unsnap,
  • disjoin,
  • Unlatch,
  • Unstick,
  • disconnect,
  • unleash,
  • unhitch,
  • ease,
  • work loose,
  • unbolt,
  • unlash,
  • unbutton.
  •loosen (verb)
  • lax.
  •miss (verb)
  • juggle,
  • fall flat on face,
  • overshoot,
  • blow,
  • botch,
  • trip,
  • let slip,
  • blunder,
  • skip,
  • disregard,
  • lose,
  • drop the ball,
  • fall short,
  • misplace,
  • err,
  • undershoot,
  • flub,
  • fumble,
  • misfire,
  • muff,
  • slip,
  • miscarry,
  • pass up,
  • trip up,
  • be late for.
  •neglect (verb)
  • condemn,
  • depreciate,
  • keep one's distance,
  • keep at arm's length,
  • spurn,
  • affront,
  • have nothing to do with,
  • underestimate,
  • rebuff,
  • detest,
  • pass by,
  • not care for,
  • scant,
  • make light of,
  • slur,
  • pretermit.
  •omit (verb)
  • void,
  • count out,
  • cast aside,
  • delete,
  • bypass,
  • cut,
  • let slide,
  • withhold,
  • trim,
  • except,
  • miss out,
  • cancel,
  • prohibit,
  • snip,
  • preclude,
  • leave undone,
  • leave out,
  • edit,
  • eliminate,
  • bar,
  • x-out,
  • knock off,
  • cut out.
  •oust (verb)
  • bundle off,
  • Expulse,
  • dethrone,
  • disinherit,
  • topple,
  • divest,
  • rob,
  • bereave,
  • dispossess,
  • evict,
  • throw out,
  • ostracize,
  • transport,
  • deprive,
  • give the 1-2-3,
  • dislodge,
  • pack off.
  •overlook (verb)
  • pass,
  • stand for,
  • take,
  • turn blind eye to,
  • let fall between the cracks,
  • handle,
  • play past,
  • pay no attention,
  • go along with,
  • stomach,
  • slip up,
  • swim with the tide,
  • grin and bear it,
  • roll with punches,
  • fail to notice,
  • put up with.
  •pink-slip (verb)
  • give someone the ax,
  • give someone the gate,
  • give someone his or her walking papers,
  • give someone the pink slip,
  • show someone the door.
  •play (verb)
  • joke,
  • kick up heels,
  • rejoice,
  • carry on,
  • dally,
  • idle away,
  • entertain oneself,
  • clown,
  • trifle,
  • dance,
  • jump,
  • cut up,
  • divert,
  • mess around,
  • disport,
  • amuse oneself,
  • frolic,
  • horse around,
  • make merry,
  • be life of party,
  • show off,
  • kibitz,
  • toy,
  • let one's hair down,
  • go on a spree.
  •relax (verb)
  • simmer down,
  • laze,
  • put one's feet up,
  • sit back,
  • take time out,
  • take a break,
  • take a breather,
  • settle back,
  • make oneself at home,
  • repose,
  • sit around,
  • calm down,
  • recline,
  • take one's time,
  • unbend,
  • compose oneself,
  • breathe easy,
  • cool off,
  • take ten,
  • rest,
  • lie down,
  • let oneself go,
  • feel at home,
  • soften,
  • stop work,
  • tranquilize,
  • calm,
  • unwind,
  • collect oneself,
  • loosen up.
  •relent (verb)
  • melt,
  • have mercy,
  • go easy on,
  • give quarter,
  • change one's mind,
  • cry uncle,
  • weaken,
  • fall,
  • say uncle,
  • acquiesce,
  • die away,
  • ease up on,
  • comply,
  • capitulate,
  • give in,
  • let it happen,
  • cave in,
  • be merciful,
  • show mercy,
  • lighten up,
  • have pity,
  • give way,
  • fold,
  • forbear,
  • give some slack,
  • come around.
  •reprieve (verb)
  • let off this time,
  • grant a stay,
  • postpone,
  • abate.
  •revel (verb)
  • live it up,
  • enjoy,
  • delight,
  • savor,
  • wallow,
  • paint the town,
  • run around,
  • step out,
  • lap up,
  • kid around,
  • bask,
  • blow off steam,
  • roister,
  • roll,
  • relish,
  • crow,
  • gloat,
  • luxuriate,
  • thrive.
  •ridding (verb)
  • Abandoning,
  • Waiving,
  • Ridding,
  • Rejecting,
  • forsaking,
  • relinquishing,
  • casting off,
  • Vacating,
  • disowning,
  • releasing,
  • Disclaiming,
  • forgoing,
  • relegating,
  • shedding,
  • Deserting,
  • Surrendering,
  • Dismissing,
  • venting,
  • Renouncing,
  • Discarding,
  • Disposing,
  • Abdicating,
  • parting with,
  • Canceling,
  • Capitulating,
  • dropping,
  • leaving,
  • jettisoning,
  • Dispelling.
  •roister (verb)
  • kick over the traces,
  • paint the town red,
  • make whoopee.
  •spare (verb)
  • get out of hock,
  • pull out of the fire,
  • refrain from,
  • save neck,
  • relieve from,
  • give a break,
  • save bacon,
  • pity,
  • save from,
  • give quarter to,
  • be lenient.
  •surrender (verb)
  • waive,
  • forego,
  • entrust,
  • go under,
  • concede,
  • go down,
  • put up white flag,
  • eat humble pie,
  • throw in the towel,
  • part with,
  • eat crow,
  • consign,
  • submit,
  • succumb,
  • roll over,
  • play dead,
  • renounce,
  • knuckle,
  • knuckle under,
  • buckle under,
  • toss it in,
  • pack it in,
  • deliver up.
  •throw (verb)
  • overwhelm,
  • buck,
  • overturn,
  • tumble,
  • sling,
  • launch,
  • push,
  • volley,
  • unhorse,
  • lapidate,
  • cast,
  • let fly,
  • lob,
  • waft,
  • fling off,
  • dash,
  • shove,
  • pepper,
  • drive,
  • upset,
  • barrage,
  • toss,
  • cant,
  • impel,
  • peg,
  • pelt,
  • flip,
  • project,
  • sprinkle,
  • floor,
  • thrust,
  • bunt,
  • bandy,
  • pitch,
  • send,
  • splatter,
  • start,
  • shower,
  • strew,
  • lift,
  • shy,
  • precipitate,
  • force,
  • flick,
  • put,
  • fell,
  • scatter,
  • pellet,
  • bombard,
  • stone,
  • catapult,
  • fling,
  • heave,
  • spray,
  • hurl,
  • butt.
  •weep (verb)
  • drip,
  • let it out,
  • ululate.
  •yield (verb)
  • bend,
  • bow,
  • buy,
  • suffer defeat,
  • call it quits,
  • back down,
  • admit defeat,
  • come to terms,
  • fold up,
  • break,
  • crumple,
  • lay down arms,
  • go,
  • give oneself over,
  • sag,
  • defer.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • dumping,
  • dispensation,
  • cession,
  • renunciation,
  • riddance,
  • getting rid of,
  • sacrifice,
  • resignation,
  • disposition,
  • yielding,
  • abandonment,
  • swearing off,
  • recantation,
  • relinquishment,
  • giving up,
  • abjuration,
  • disposal,
  • forswearing,
  • retraction.

Antonyms for Letting go:

• v.

  • abandon
    continue, keep, assert, start, persevere, uphold, favor, stay, remain, allow, pursue, retain, adopt, support, defend, cherish, begin, hold, come, advance, go, maintain.
  • abate
    develop, revive, enlarge, expand, prolong, grow, intensify, amplify, forward, incite, magnify, increase, raise, enhance, win, extend, rise.
  • acquit
    damn, charge, restrain, incarcerate, punish, incriminate, condemn, denounce, blame, accuse, convict, censure, doom, limit, sentence.
  • can
    hire, welcome, employ, permit, Cannot, engage.
  • clear
    pile up, find guilty, clutter, run into, HIT, imprison.
  • cry
    gloat, please, delight, praise, be happy.
  • deliver
    confine, withhold, capture, veto, restrict, be quiet, deny, detain, refuse.
  • detonate
    dismantle.
  • discharge
    dam, delegate, assign, load, owe.
  • disentangle
    block, entangle, combine, unite, entwine, tie, hide, twist, join, connect, wind, tangle, close, attach.
  • dismiss
    appoint, accept, preserve, legalize, DO, promote, secure.
  • disregard
    approve, flatter, compliment, respect, like, regard, love, remember, note, esteem, succeed, pay attention, attend, admire.
  • excuse
    hurt, irritate, aggravate, prevent, reveal.
  • explode
    implode, prove, mend.
  • extricate
    involve, link.
  • fire
    bore, dull.
  • ignore
    complete, accomplish, acknowledge, take notice, look at, recognize, heed, achieve, notice, finish.
  • leave
    care, reject, disallow.
  • loose/loosen
    bind, tighten.
  • loosen
    couple, fasten, button, hitch, hook.
  • miss
    face, fix, correct, find, meet, do well.
  • neglect
    nurture, watch, concern, protect, take care of, guard.
  • omit
    admit, add, include, enter, sanction, inject, insert.
  • oust
    take in, place, offer, give.
  • overlook
    serve, honor, get, follow.
  • play
    be sad, work, listen, direct.
  • relax
    energize, tense, agitate, excite, worry, be active.
  • relent
    ascend, free, build.
  • reprieve
    accusation, worsen.
  • revel
    hate, distress, dislike, disappoint.
  • spare
    need.
  • surrender
    conquer, surpass, fight.
  • throw
    explain, pull, slow, catch, repress, receive, collect, help, discourage, dissuade, gather, stop.
  • yield
    counter, disapprove, agree, oppose, straighten.