UNBAR Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

unbar

verb

Definition of unbar

as in to unlock

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Recent Examples of unbar During the 3-on-3 overtime period, both teams had a physical game unbarred by the officials. — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2023

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Today, that wager is already generating an enviable windfall from a regulatory quirk unlocked by the acquisition.

— Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
For that reason, policies that unlock access to energy are crucial.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of unlock

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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.

— Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of unfasten

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Throughout the day, anyone can unlatch the box, pick up a trinket and hopefully leave one behind to share.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 May 2026
Raven is ever attentive to the imaging of the West as a kind of battleground, where surveillance (and the camera’s inexorable links to the military apparatus) tussles with sentimentality in a centuries-long project from which the national psyche cannot seem to unlatch.

— Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

Definition of unlatch

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Spin the bearings to test them, then unbolt and replace any worn bearings with comparable replacements.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026
Cooper reviewed security camera video from outside and inside his building and found that the deputies had made entry through the mail slot, reaching up to unbolt two locks to open the door.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2023

Definition of unbolt

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