as in untied
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as in loosened
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfastened
Adjective
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The film seems to comment on the evolution of communication—from a love of language to a more detached, modern form of communication.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025 -
The wood fence enclosing the yard is new, and a detached garage has a workshop and holds one car.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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
Adjective
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Aurora is professionally accomplished but unattached, unable to commit to a man.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The blaze lit up the sky on Summer Street in the North Shore community in a fire in an unattached two-story garage with a long driveway, posing another challenge, according to social media posts.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fantasmas, meanwhile, feels totally unbound by color.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2024
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But such revelry for Cuba’s outcasts, for the first time allowed to be unbound, comes at an unthinkable price.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Image In the months that followed, Israeli forces battered the group, and its iron grip on Lebanon’s politics came undone, with many Lebanese blaming Hezbollah for dragging the country into one of its deadliest and most destructive wars.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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But even as their polished facades come undone in the workplace, and their office goes dystopian and Orwellian real quick, their impeccable style persists.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For instance, mortgages often have lower APRs because they are secured by collateral, while credit cards have higher APRs due to their unsecured nature.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Those officers found the front door to the home unsecured, and police said nobody responded to their knocks.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
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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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“Unfastened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfastened. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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