UNFETTERED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of unfettered

as in unleashed

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verb

past tense of unfetter

as in freed

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets

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By the Monitor's Editorial Board Warnings about the potential dangers of unfettered artificial intelligence development have reached their highest decibel levels yet. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026 The measures, which the lawsuits describe as vague and open-ended, would give immigration agents unfettered discretion to deny green cards to applicants who have sought public benefits, Monday’s suits detail. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026 That means Roman will have the benefit of solar power and a lack of obstructions—giving it an unfettered look into the cosmos. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 Instead, his navy jersey, meticulously embroidered with a white number 16 hangs unfettered with his unworn Bears helmet resting on a shelf above. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfettered

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Adjective

Former Seattle Seahawks and 11-year NFL veteran Richard Sherman, not exactly known to be soft with his thoughts and feelings about anything, unleashed on the Cowboys defense.

— Mac Engel September 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
But Rooney was finally unleashed for a Champions League group game against Fenerbahce at Old Trafford, scoring a spectacular hat-trick, all three (the third an exquisite free kick) struck from outside the penalty area.

— Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of unleashed

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Pakistani security forces killed five militants in an intense shootout and freed 23 hostages in the country’s restive southwest, the military said Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Removing operational pressures freed the district to focus on reaching more children.

— Tim Grailer, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of freed

Adjective

Miami Beach police have taken an escaped prisoner into custody after a search near Mount Sinai Medical Center Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
But these stats reflect firefighting progress at this stage rather than an escaped blaze, the department's public affairs officer Tiffany Davilla explained.

— Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaped

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While maybe not what anyone would call a feminist show, Charlie’s Angels did come along right when women were first being liberated on network TV.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
As a young medic in the US, Soldner saw those drawings when his division liberated the camp.

— Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of liberated

Adjective

There is a minute’s ovation for Keegan, who was chief operations officer and then manager at Craven Cottage in the late 1990s, there is an unchained melody of bedlam, the creation of chaos and there are a lot of c***s.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Often the raconteur side is too unchained.

— Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026

Definition of unchained

Verb

Democrats hold just a five-percentage-point lead over Republicans about a month and a half out from the 2026 midterm elections, according to a new NBC News poll that was released on Sunday.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
On New Year’s Eve, Lindsay checked herself into McLean Psychiatric Hospital, where she was treated for depression, and days later released seventeen days before the murder.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of released

Verb

The crash triggered an emergency response near Morro Bay, where the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Though now joining the collections of major museums, in the 1970s his artworks depicting the hardship and life of Indigenous Bolivians were rescued from the trash outside his former Manhattan studio, according to multiple accounts.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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