unclasped 1 of 2

adjective

as in unlatched

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unclasped

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verb

past tense of unclasp
as in unfastened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclasped
  1. unlatched
  2. unfastened
  3. unlocked
  4. unbuttoned
  5. wide
  6. unsealed
  7. unfolded
  8. unbolted
Adjective
  • Noe unlatched the door, stepped onto the porch with a few of the men.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Rex, a 3-year-old wallaby, wandered away from the Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown after a gate was allegedly left unlatched overnight.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Definition of unlatched
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
  • The exploit may get an attacker through the door, but credentials decide how many rooms are unlocked.
    — Eric Fourrier, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There were 67 vehicle burglaries reported in the first half of the year, 84% of which involved unlocked vehicles.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlocked
Adjective
  • Elsewhere in Sun Valley, Karlie Kloss and her husband Joshua Kushner looked stylistically aligned, with each wearing a crewneck T-shirt beneath an unbuttoned oversized shirt.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
  • In videos shared on Instagram by The Cut and Willy Chavarria, Clarkson wore a blue jacket with a white unbuttoned shirt that showed off his tattoos and pink plaid shorts with loafers and high socks.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of unbuttoned
Adjective
  • The move has drawn a wide range of responses in Northern California.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • This pillow has a wide and long design for full coverage of your back.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of wide
Adjective
  • Use caution around natural stone, unsealed grout, or any other delicate finishes.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
  • Cockroaches also get in through soffits, gables, cracks, windows and unsealed garage doors.
    — Eva Flowe June 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
Definition of unsealed
Adjective
  • Those in the crowd held their breath—and audibly gasped—as the opening to season three unfolded onscreen.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
  • Fold one corner down to create a triangle (the rest of the towel should remain unfolded and look like a rectangle attached to the triangle).
    — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
Definition of unfolded
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
Definition of unbolted
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