as in loose
not bound, confined, or detained by force
a dog left unbound in the yard
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as in untied
to disengage the knotted parts of
unbind a rope
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as in freed
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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Recent Examples of unbound
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Americans believe in fairness and compassion and Trump has been the opposite in his unbound eagerness to round up people.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Unlike regular magazines, Billboard Artist is a large-format, unbound conceptual edition where each page feels like a collectible poster.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
Much like Longo’s drawings that broadcast unbound sophistication, Davis’ photographs capture moments of tribulation and release, augmented by a feral sensibility.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Trump's attack on birthright citizenship is just one example of a larger, horrifying pattern—a presidency unbound by precedent, marked by an abuse of authority, motivated by division, and willing to trample individual rights for political gain.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Americans believe in fairness and compassion and Trump has been the opposite in his unbound eagerness to round up people.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
Unlike regular magazines, Billboard Artist is a large-format, unbound conceptual edition where each page feels like a collectible poster.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
Much like Longo’s drawings that broadcast unbound sophistication, Davis’ photographs capture moments of tribulation and release, augmented by a feral sensibility.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbound
Adjective
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The left-hander began the ninth with a groundout, but after Ketel Marte homered and Geraldo Perdomo drew a nine-pitch walk, Spencer Bivens and Erik Miller began to get loose.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
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Kershaw took a few warm up throws while Hernández got loose as Muncy’s replacement, but one wondered if the additional delay would adversely affect the 37-year old hurler.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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But she’s also been freed in a way.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Kremlin on Thursday freed Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating to a Ukrainian charity, in exchange for a man accused of funneling military-grade electronics from the United States to Russia’s armed forces.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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April 2025 The Devil: April calls you to confront any attachments or patterns that may be holding you back, Scorpio, as The Devil urges you to break free from unhealthy cycles.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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Imagination runs similarly wild and free on the spring/summer runways, where a fascination with the everyday sparks seasonal experimentations in form.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Another unconfined delegation that should be subject to judicial scrutiny is provided by the Civil Rights Restoration Act, passed by the Democrats over President Ronald Reagan’s veto, which established the government’s power to arbitrarily withhold funding from universities.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
1 June 2025
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This accounted for just 3 percent of heating fires overall, but these led to more than 40 percent of fatalities, in part because portable heaters tend to be placed precisely where people live and sleep, and because the resulting fires are far more likely to be unconfined.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
24 Mar. 2025
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That stance loosened about 15 years ago, primarily in baseball.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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In 2020, officials loosened the program's rules as pandemic lockdowns took effect — which prosecutors assert left the door open for abuse.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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Judging by the nearly 45 minutes of trailers and assorted promotional material that have been released to date, Kojima is doubling down on everything that made the original such a brilliant, odd classic.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Adidas made $437 million from the first batch of its Yeezy shoes released after severing ties with West, some of which benefited organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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Four family members were later rescued as authorities continued recovery efforts.—
Dale Denwalt,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Unbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbound. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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