as in unfastened
to disengage the knotted parts of
she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untied
Adjective
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Yet even as clients face existential troubles, the legal industry has remained strong, unbound by bull or bear markets.—
Liane Jackson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025 -
Back in 1835, another outsider, Alexis de Tocqueville, famously described Americans as uniquely unbound by tradition or group norms.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
17 May 2025
Verb
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That stance loosened about 15 years ago, primarily in baseball.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Blake and Albert, their tongues loosened by wine, reopen and then scratch viciously at old wounds, calling out personal failures and professional betrayals.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Power struggles plagued the team over the past year and eventually brought them undone.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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With indie-style music videos and unedited social media posts strongly resembling a MySpace or Tumblr profile from over a decade ago, Rae leans into an undone aesthetic.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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This time around, though, the members have an appreciation for the freedom an unattached group is afforded.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
9 Aug. 2025
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Oversized vehicles are any vehicle greater than 27 feet in length or seven feet in height, or any unattached trailer.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Someone Almost Killed Thing Before the identities of the Hyde and its master were revealed, someone stabbed Thing, the detached hand that is the Addams family’s companion, in the back and left him hanging in Wednesday’s room.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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And, true to Hidden Hills’ equestrian roots, a detached horse stable stands ready to support an active lifestyle.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Since its public launch, over 150,000 people who have used Relief have enrolled over $8 billion in unsecured debt on the platform including credit cards, personal loans, and student loans.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Petty theft: Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., someone stole an unsecured bicycle left in the bushes by the street in the 13000 block of Beaumont Avenue for a total loss of approximately $600.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Untied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untied. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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