UNBARRED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of unbarred

as in unlatched

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verb

past tense of unbar

as in unlocked

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Recent Examples of unbarred

Adjective

The decidedly cognizant, braggadocious front half gives way to unbarred perspective into a darker moment during Miller’s journey with drug abuse. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2019 With unbarred views of the sea, the infinity pool also clocks in at 5 feet deep, shallow enough to stand and perfect for those not wanting to get their hair wet. — Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbarred

Adjective

Noe unlatched the door, stepped onto the porch with a few of the men.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Rex, a 3-year-old wallaby, wandered away from the Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown after a gate was allegedly left unlatched overnight.

— Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025

Definition of unlatched

Verb

Units must be kept open for three days — doors unlocked and we are supposed to supply the keys to our units.

— Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 31 July 2026
The North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson said in a letter Tuesday that up to $300 million in community investments could be unlocked if the controversial project is restored.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of unlocked

Verb

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
Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of unfastened

Adjective

This is the most gaping vacancy of all—Trump gestures toward two American incitements, one historic, one extremely recent.

— Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Waldo’s digital shopping cart — and McCurdy’s brusque descriptions of her late-night binges — highlight the gaping, cavernous maw of her wants.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of gaping

Adjective

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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