UNFASTEN Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

unfasten

verb

ˌən-ˈfa-sᵊn

Definition of unfasten

as in to untie

to disengage the knotted parts of gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood

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Recent Examples of unfasten Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him. — Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026 Since the shoulder seams unfasten under pressure, the armholes can't be used as makeshift nooses, either. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025 Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors. — Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfasten

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Verb

One popular saying suggests a knot tied on a rainy day is harder to untie.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Definition of untie

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Google will be forced to share search data with competing search providers, giving them a better chance of gaining market share and loosening Google’s iron grip on web search.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Localize the problem; do flexibility exercises to loosen tight muscles.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 16 July 2026