UNBINDS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

unbinds

verb

present tense third-person singular of unbind

as in unties

to disengage the knotted parts of unbind a rope

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as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners

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Sarah unties Gerard and runs out just in time to stop Downey, who begs her to let this all go.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025

Definition of unties

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One self attends to these demands, but this liberates a second self to imagine or to interrogate, to dream or to remember, to plan or to play.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of liberates

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The composition slips in and out of deliberation, a tableau of buckets and plates concentrating energy, which the lighter detritus then loosens and disperses.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Here, the book loosens its grip on its wholesome view of the Westish clique, letting its characters do several ugly and petty and longed-for things—letting them, in other words, grow up.

— Emma Alpern, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of loosens

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The fictional planet’s volcanic landscape releases gases such as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, both of which are hazardous at high concentrations.

— Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Generally, the center releases migratory birds on forest preserve property.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of releases

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Channel ports, housing for asylum seekers and even the lifeboat charity that rescues people in danger at sea have been targeted by anti-migrant protests encouraged by far-right activists.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
As per the synopsis, that changes when her reckless nephew impulsively rescues a baby gorilla from the window of a London department store and, ignoring her protests, leaves her no option but to take him in.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

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