let go of

1. 1.

   release, as from one's grip

   “Let go of the door handle, please!”

   “relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall”

   Synonymslet goreleaserelinquish

   Antonymshold

   Narrowerdischargeunclasppoptoggleunhandbring outunleashdisengage

Questions about let go of

What does let go of mean?

let go of means "release, as from one's grip".

What is another word for let go of?

Close synonyms include let go, release, relinquish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of let go of?

The recorded antonyms are hold.

Is let go of a common word?

let go of is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.