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adjective

as in unfettered

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verb

past tense of uncage
as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) uncaged the bird and let it fly away

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Recent Examples of uncaged
Adjective
When the urge strikes him, Sam’s uncaged anger leads him to do horrible things. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncaged
  1. unfettered
  2. freed
  3. unleashed
  4. released
  5. unchained
  6. liberated
  7. escaped
  8. rescued
Adjective
  • The new film remains focused on Boeing but seems to paint a broader portrait of just how dangerous unregulated, unfettered capitalism is, especially under a tentative or disinterested federal government.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The harms of unfettered wealth accumulation, on the other hand, are difficult to experience in the same emotionally potent way.
    — Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfettered
Verb
  • The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While Nikki is freed from Bear’s original wish, she’s left with all of the horrors that came from it — including the deaths of her friends, by her hands.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of freed
Adjective
  • The vibe is enveloping, the songs an easily digestible pastiche of pop splattered with hip-hop and the dancing pinpoint-perfect but loose when the Magnificent Seven are unleashed to showcase their personalities.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Apartment values appear to have faltered in Oakland, an economic erosion that has unleashed loan delinquencies and even foreclosures in a growing number of instances.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of unleashed
Verb
  • Hernandez was released the same day on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond with certain conditions, including not to operate any boats or vessels.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After being jailed, Frederick Spears posted bond and was released.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of released
Adjective
  • Often the raconteur side is too unchained.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
  • Weisswange glanced around at the machines on either side of us, all of them waiting for repairs, their tracks unchained and gun barrels angled upward.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of unchained
Verb
  • France had already been liberated, but Royan was said to be the site of a smattering of Third Reich dead-enders.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, by then, the hypnotic spell had been cast across all of Europe, including on those liberated from the drab tyrannies of actually existing socialism.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of liberated
Adjective
  • Video released by the Washoe County Sheriff's Office shows deputies finding 23-year-old Chase Orput lying shirtless on railroad tracks moments before taking the escaped inmate back into custody.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Before the successful capture, the Galahad SPCA said it had been asked not to capture the escaped marsupial or otherwise intervene.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • After spending years locked away in an isolated tower, Rapunzel is eventually rescued by the fugitive thief, Flynn Rider.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency has said 77 people were rescued.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescued

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“Uncaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncaged. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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