UNFASTENING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in untying

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verb

present participle of unfasten

as in loosening

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

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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds. — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026

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There have been at least 38 reports of and reviews mentioning the bristle detaching from the brushes, Weber said, and four reports of people who swallowed the metal bristles and sough medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
An issue with a solid rocket booster motor detaching during launch on the second flight, though, delayed that certification until March 2025.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of detaching

Noun

Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Tarik Skubal could have been wearing a Rays hat or a Brewers hat if either organization felt comfortable parting with prospects.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of parting

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The two countries struck a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at halting the conflict, restoring shipping traffic, launching negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and eventually loosening sanctions on Iran.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Reed wasn’t the only one in favor of loosening the city’s restrictions.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of loosening

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For all its characteristic restraint and formal diligence, Killing Spree is a book that wants to make noise, to cut through the dead air with cries of grief and rage, undoing our own savage torpor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Bluntly, undoing two citywide votes on this basis is a democratic legitimacy problem.

— Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

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