as in to unfasten
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 untie
Several minutes later, Chenoweth reappeared onstage, in a black Blondie sweatshirt and untied white sparkly sneakers.
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Dan Greene, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
There was a big debate about that part where a kid tells Agnes that her shoes are untied.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The skate laces Kirill Kaprizov untied following the Minnesota Wild’s morning skate on Friday were white.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, back in their residence, his wife was able to untie herself and notify authorities.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Dan Greene, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
There was a big debate about that part where a kid tells Agnes that her shoes are untied.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The skate laces Kirill Kaprizov untied following the Minnesota Wild’s morning skate on Friday were white.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, back in their residence, his wife was able to untie herself and notify authorities.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untie
Verb
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If your button-down outfit is in need of a little spice, a quick trick is to unfasten the top and slip out a single shoulder.—
Sri Rain Stewart,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Yet, if true that Iran has laid mines in the Strait, that would turn a temporary blockade into something even harder to undo.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Texas was undone by a ninth-inning collapse in a 9-8 loss to Ole Miss at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday night.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Shingles may crack or loosen, ice can harm flashing, and gutters can sag under frozen debris.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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There have been no similar moves to loosen data sovereignty rules elsewhere in the Gulf.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This work unbinds the body from centuries of Western imagery, freeing it from representation and opening it to abstraction.—
Mame-Diarra Niang,
Artforum,
2 Nov. 2025
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Untie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untie. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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