as in loose
not bound, confined, or detained by force
a dog left unbound in the yard
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as in untied
to disengage the knotted parts of
unbind a rope
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as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners
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Recent Examples of unbound
Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 19 June 2024
Morning Glory: Israel is unbound and has taken the gloves off.
—Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Amid unbound screams and bodily fluids, a baby emerges, but makes no sound.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
Whatever the context, Fischer retains creative molecules from every artist she’s encountered, transmuted via the alchemy of a musician blessed with an instrument unbound by genre and stylistic convention.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
As Jones’s novel shows, the unbound possibility of slavery beyond the plantation and the narrative of emancipation in the U.S. can be neither settled nor singularly confined to Juneteenth.
—Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 19 June 2024
Morning Glory: Israel is unbound and has taken the gloves off.
—Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Amid unbound screams and bodily fluids, a baby emerges, but makes no sound.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
Whatever the context, Fischer retains creative molecules from every artist she’s encountered, transmuted via the alchemy of a musician blessed with an instrument unbound by genre and stylistic convention.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbound
Adjective
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Many use hybrid approaches, creating loose story frameworks while leaving room for spontaneity.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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And if adding sugar, stir slowly to not jostle the grounds loose.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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What critics miss is the decades of effort by Bezos to create a network This freed him from the need to tell people what to do.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Operating cash flow grew 20% to $4.5 billion, while free cash flow more than doubled to $1.3 billion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions.—
Claire Marks,
Austin American-Statesman,
27 Aug. 2024
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Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion.—
Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2023
Verb
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Financial conditions have loosened.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
18 Dec. 2024
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The man eventually loosened the binding on one of the woman’s hands and left.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Judging by the nearly 45 minutes of trailers and assorted promotional material that have been released to date, Kojima is doubling down on everything that made the original such a brilliant, odd classic.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was released from prison in October 2019.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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Four family members were later rescued as authorities continued recovery efforts.—
Dale Denwalt,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Unbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbound. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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