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

So many of my overnights are ground-floor park cabins or first-floor rentals where a window sits at arm’s reach from the outside, and an unlatched or forced window is a quiet way in.

— Karen LeBlanc, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Noe unlatched the door, stepped onto the porch with a few of the men.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of unlatched

Verb

Trauma and tragedies—such as the death of his parents, or periods of estrangement from his siblings—receive less scrutiny than the emotions unlocked by Virginia Woolf or Roland Barthes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
She was not obligated to be so open, but her humility unlocked me.

— David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of unlocked

Adjective

Kyiv's military administration said the overnight attacks struck more than 10 locations in the capital, while 33 sites were damaged in the wider region.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
That's the bit that turns this from niche server hardware into something a much wider group of people might genuinely use.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wide

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

Last week's unsealed indictment allows prosecutors to skip California's preliminary hearing process, where evidence is publicly aired, turning the case over to federal jurisdiction.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The unsealed indictment reveals few new details in a case that has been shrouded in secrecy.

— Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsealed

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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