1
as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence
the sudden shriek undid the campers
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2
as in untied
to disengage the knotted parts of
undo a tangled shoelace
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as in bothered
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the mere mention of the home invasion still had the power to undo her
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Recent Examples of undid
Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Specifically, the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act undid parts of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act that had offered tax incentives for wind and solar.
—David Condos, NPR, 19 May 2026
The idea of losing my left breast absolutely undid me.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Errors undid the Mets on Sunday in the desert as well.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Mother Nature undid a chunk of that work last week when an EF1 tornado descended on the R2 plant amid an onslaught of more than 30 twisters across the state, according to the National Weather Service.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
As the smell intensified, Lina crossed to the front door of her apartment, undid the lock, and yanked the sticky door open.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
This one required extra innings and undid a late surge by their sputtering offense.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Fifteen years later, her sister Merry faces her family’s dark past with a journalist uncovering the nature of the evil force that undid them.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Specifically, the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act undid parts of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act that had offered tax incentives for wind and solar.
—David Condos, NPR, 19 May 2026
The idea of losing my left breast absolutely undid me.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Errors undid the Mets on Sunday in the desert as well.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Mother Nature undid a chunk of that work last week when an EF1 tornado descended on the R2 plant amid an onslaught of more than 30 twisters across the state, according to the National Weather Service.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
As the smell intensified, Lina crossed to the front door of her apartment, undid the lock, and yanked the sticky door open.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
This one required extra innings and undid a late surge by their sputtering offense.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Fifteen years later, her sister Merry faces her family’s dark past with a journalist uncovering the nature of the evil force that undid them.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undid
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Based on the author’s experiences with anxiety from his teen years to being struck with Guillain-Barre syndrome as an adult, which paralyzed him for six months.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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The boy was unconscious for several minutes and temporarily paralyzed, according to the lawsuit.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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As the Knicks pulled away in the third quarter of Game 1, Hart bent down during a stoppage in play and, without saying a word, subtly untied the shoe of Fallon, who was seated courtside.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Brashly violent, clattery and pleasingly untied to any direct predecessor, the result is more generic than its braggy auteur claims might promise, but there’s a lot here for gorehounds to feast on.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Even as Dylan maneuvers weightier situations like romantic rejection, or the uncertainty of a new leadership position, or feeling bothered that a promising student decides to turn her back on poetry, the actress brings a sense of humanity while embracing her character’s flaws.—
Candice Frederick,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander, smothered and bothered, was a minus-13 in the period.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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But the apparent side effects scared him off.—
T.M. Brown,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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That same year, Wait Until Dark scared me to death when bad guys terrorized a blind Audrey Hepburn.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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That decade, Serie A loosened its prohibition on foreigners, setting quotas that allowed three foreign players per club by 1988.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The cabin hadn’t changed, but the reins had been loosened.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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The unprecedentedly large numbers of killings alarmed Western governments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Your mother, suddenly, is alarmed by your exhaustion.—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Jim Barne and Kit Buchan were terrified of being outed as frauds.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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High school senior Lexa is terrified about stepping into the lead role in her school’s spring production.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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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
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Undid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undid. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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