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unfixing 1 of 2

verb

present participle of unfix
as in unfastening

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unfixing

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noun

as in loosening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfixing
  1. unfastening
  2. loosening
  3. extracting
Verb
  • 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
Definition of unfastening
Noun
  • Consider the loosening of enforcement of energy sanctions on Russia.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 July 2026
  • But over time, players and teams have pushed for a loosening of some restrictions surrounding the iPads.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of loosening
Verb
  • Fibr produced the dataset by extracting composition information published on retailers’ product pages.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That company has a method for extracting lithium from salt water brine, skipping a common refining process typically needed to get the material from hard rock.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of extracting
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“Unfixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfixing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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