as in loosened
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Recent Examples of unfastened
Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfastened
Adjective
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Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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The images featured Williams striking several poses while standing in knee-deep waters, wearing a yellow, one-piece swimsuit with a cutout in the center and an untied bowtie.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rules for hardship withdrawals have loosened in recent years.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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And yet, in California, even though the laws have been loosened, the houses have not come.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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By one estimate, fewer than a quarter of the residential areas in many cities allow anything other than detached single-family homes.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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But also, the way that the hospice nurses are so compassionate and calm and present, but at the same time detached.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Using the act, congressional Republicans undid an RMP for the entire state, which was passed during the Biden Administration.—
Alex Heard,
Outside,
4 Mar. 2026
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At least until a three-minute stretch undid all that work.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Cut all the ear shapes out, then glue the inner ear shape on top of the outer ear shape, leaving about 1 inch at the bottom unattached.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
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The song is one of many that addresses a period where Musgraves was sometimes blissfully and sometimes woefully romantically unattached.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Valadao’s campaign says the votes show the congressman is an independent thinker, unbound by partisan ideology.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Tiwa Savage has stepped into her era of emotional depth—unbound and unbothered.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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French girl bangs lend to an undone look, one that can be expounded upon for a rockstar aesthetic.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Scientists no longer with the agency talk about the work left undone.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Most borrowers assume, and rightfully so, that their unsecured debts simply age out and fall off their credit reports after seven years.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Chicago Blackhawks are listed in the filing among the largest unsecured creditors.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Unfastened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfastened. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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