UNANCHORED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

unanchored

adjective

Definition of unanchored

as in undone

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Recent Examples of unanchored Powell explained that a truly sustained loss of confidence would show up not in asset prices alone, but in unanchored inflation expectations. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 Kashkari added that the longer inflation remains elevated, the greater the risk that inflation expectations become unanchored and move higher. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 May 2026 Consumer expectations for inflation popped to their highest levels in more than a year, threatening to become unanchored on the heels of strong economic performance in recent months. — Tobias Burns, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025 Bebe ties the lyric to a broader stretch of uncertainty rather than a single moment, a period where her place in both her life and the industry felt unanchored—caught between external transition and internal recalibration. — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unanchored

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An architecture that can be undone treats autonomy as something built in, not merely promised.

— Tetiana Aleksandrova, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
The undone to-do list has become a social occasion.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Definition of undone

Adjective

The filmmaker joins the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to discuss the glitch in the matrix (so to speak) that produced such an unfettered and uncensored explosion of self-expression.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 June 2026
But the reality failed to live up to the hype as Britain struggled to adjust to life without unfettered access to the 27-nation free trade bloc and its market of 450 million people.

— Danica Kirka, Fortune, 22 June 2026

Definition of unfettered

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The car's entire battery pack, which weighs about 1,100 pounds, or about as much as a grand piano, is unbolted and whisked away, underground.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026
In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.

— Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024

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