👐 To let go 🕊️ To free oneself

to ungrip

7.5

To let go of a strong feeling or control that holds you back

verb
/ʌnˈɡrɪp/

: liberarse

Therapy helped her ungrip from the anxiety that had held her back for years.

Examples

The inspiring speech encouraged the team to ungrip from their doubts and move forward.
You must ungrip the past to move forward.
It took time for him to ungrip from the anger he felt after the argument.
She needs to ungrip her fears.
Therapy helped her ungrip from the anxiety that had held her back for years.
It took time for him to ungrip from the anger he felt after the argument.
The inspiring speech encouraged the team to ungrip from their doubts and move forward.

Synonyms

to rid of

vsto ungrip

∞ 3.0

To free someone from something harmful or unwanted

emphasizes release from a strong influence or emotional hold rather than general removal

to let go

vsto ungrip

∞ 1.4

To stop holding something or someone so they are free

is used for removing a strong figurative control or emotional hold

to shake off

vsto ungrip

41 3.6

Make something unwanted go away, like an illness, a feeling, or a person following you

means freeing someone from a strong influence or emotional hold

to dispel

vsto ungrip

29 4.6

To make a feeling or idea go away

implies removal of a strong influence or emotional hold rather than ideas

to unhand

vsto ungrip

Literature

18 8.6

Let go of someone or something you are holding

applies to ending a figurative strong hold or emotional control instead

to untangle

vsto ungrip

12 4.9

To free someone from a difficult or confusing situation

is more about removing a strong influence or emotional hold than problems

to unchain

vsto ungrip

6 4.1

Remove chains and other things that hold someone so they are free

focuses more on freeing from a strong influence or emotional hold

to unshackle

vsto ungrip

5 6.5

Free someone or something from limits and control

targets freeing from powerful influence or emotional bond rather than limits

to unbind

vsto ungrip

3 6.4

To free something by untying ropes or cords

is broader, meaning freeing from a strong influence or emotional hold

to disentangle

vsto ungrip

3 5.8

To free a person or thing from a difficult situation

focuses instead on release from a strong influence or emotional hold

to untether

vsto ungrip

1 6.2

To free someone or something from limits so they can act more freely

focuses on removing a strong controlling influence or emotional pull instead

to unloose

vsto ungrip

Archaic

1 7.0

To make something less tight or set something free

means freeing someone from a strong emotional or controlling hold instead

to disenthrall

vsto ungrip

Archaic

1 9.9

To free someone from control or false ideas

focuses on freeing from a strong influence or emotional hold instead

to unattach

vsto ungrip

1 7.5

To stop feeling close to someone or something

covers freeing from a strong influence or emotional hold more generally

to unsnarl

vsto ungrip

1 7.6

To free something from a tangle, like knots in rope or wire

is used for freeing from a strong influence or emotional hold rather than physical knots

to disembarrass

vsto ungrip

Archaic

1 9.9

To free a person or thing from an unwanted burden like debts

is more specific to ending a strong controlling influence or emotional hold

to unloose grip

vsto ungrip

6.7

Let go of something you are holding, physically or emotionally

refers specifically to removing a deep influence or emotional hold

to unloosen

vsto ungrip

Archaic

7.2

To make something less tight or free it from something holding it

focuses on removing a deep influence or emotional hold rather than rules

to unrein

vsto ungrip

9.9

To take the reins or other ties off something so it can move

is about freeing from a strong influence or emotional hold rather than adjusting controls

Antonyms

to grip

85 1.3

To hold something or someone tightly, often to keep them safe

How Free

to liberate

104 4.3

to free

337 1.0

to ungrip

7.5

to release

∞ 1.8

to loosen

88 1.0

Surface Forms

ungrip infinitive

ungripped past

ungripped past participle

ungripping present participle

ungrips third person singular

Morphology

ungrip = grip (semi-transparent) = un + grip

Morphologically transparent as 'un-' + 'grip', but the sense is figurative (removing influence or emotional hold), so learners may not predict the exact extension without context.

Etymology

Ungrip is made of un- meaning 'reverse' and grip meaning 'a hold'. Imagine pulling your hand away from a tight grasp; that image helps explain why ungrip can mean to free someone or yourself from a strong control or feeling like anger or fear.