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
Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Back in 1835, another outsider, Alexis de Tocqueville, famously described Americans as uniquely unbound by tradition or group norms.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 May 2025
Today, China’s giant mining and refining companies operate without much pressure to remain commercially viable, unbound by many constraints on firms funded by private investors and lenders.
—Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
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Adjective
Yet even as clients face existential troubles, the legal industry has remained strong, unbound by bull or bear markets.
—Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Back in 1835, another outsider, Alexis de Tocqueville, famously described Americans as uniquely unbound by tradition or group norms.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 May 2025
Today, China’s giant mining and refining companies operate without much pressure to remain commercially viable, unbound by many constraints on firms funded by private investors and lenders.
—Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbound
Adjective
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The attempt was tipped and brought in by Locke, who slipped loose into the secondary before taking off for a 64-yard touchdown reception.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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These are organized into geologic map units, which range in composition from loose sand and gravel to very old bedrock.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Philanthropic support, untied to narrow deliverables, can enable scientists to cross the disciplinary silos that federal agencies often reinforce — silos that reflect not just bureaucratic divisions but also entrenched cultural differences across the sciences.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The fashion icon then untied the skirt and wrapped it around Sailor’s neck showing off the outfit’s pants.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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By focusing on a simple physical task like folding, the inner mind is freed to meditate subconsciously.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
17 Sep. 2025
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The South experienced a boom in housing demand during the pandemic home-buying frenzy, as the region saw an influx of newcomers coming from more expensive markets who had been freed by the rise of remote work.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Alvarado said that, to her, the holiday means being free.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Looking for a free mini puzzle?—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Others – like Boris – are liberated by it.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, Ozon diverges from the text in a few key places to offer a postcolonial reading of a novel that was published two decades before Algeria liberated itself from French rule.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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The grip of this ice age was loosened only when carbon dioxide began to soar again around 300 million years ago.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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He was arrested following a 33-hour manhunt after his parents recognized surveillance images of the suspect released by police and convinced him, with the help of a family friend, to turn himself in.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Just four months after being released from her WWE contract, Shayna Baszler has made her on-screen return to the NXT brand.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Unbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbound. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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