UNHINGE Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

unhinge

verb

ˌən-ˈhinj

Definition of unhinge

as in to disturb

to cause to go insane or as if insane the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war

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as in to distract

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question

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Recent Examples of unhinge There were stretches when it could easily have been argued that Rick and Morty was the loopiest and most creatively unhinged (in a good way) show on television. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026 The film shot Curry Barker onto the A-list of new directing talent and made a star of Inde Navarrette and her virtuosically unhinged performance as Nikki. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The music of their first decade was gloriously unhinged, and inspirational to folks from Kurt Cobain to the Flaming Lips. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026 Southern Gothic — an increasingly popular genre — revels in decay, toxic nostalgia and the unhinged. — Lo Patrick, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unhinge

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Food companies are trying to find ways to make products healthier or more affordable by changing ingredients without disturbing familiar textures.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
These changes can disturb the jet stream, the fast-moving westerly current of air in the atmosphere that helps steer weather systems around the Northern Hemisphere.

— Yongkang Xue, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturb

Verb

Some of these elements are distracting, some are used as plot devices, and a few simply reek of misanthropy for its own sake.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
The pain distracted Garrett while facing a 49ers lineup that included three-time All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of distract

Verb

Civil rights attorney Jon Marko, who reviewed the syllabus language for CBS Detroit, says parents have reason to be unsettled.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Man is an unknowable creature, and few things unsettle it more than forcing it to live within its mystery.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsettle

Verb

What’s bothered me, though, is how its backers have anchored their messaging around a lot of misleading generalizations about the state of college sports.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Having my mother in so much of the film [is what] bothers me.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of bother

Verb

Featuring an ensemble populated by killer character actors like Jacki Weaver, Luis Guzmán, Kurtwood Smith, Timothy Spall, and Michael Chernus, Perpetual Grace, LTD is an off-kilter neo-noir that mines deranged humor from its eccentric characters.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Instagram demanded a certain sort of woman and then produced her, deranging broad swaths of the population in the process.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of derange

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According to new Gallup polling, 27% of US workers worry that technology will render their jobs obsolete, a new high.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of worry

Verb

Denying the Wave a crucial 1-0 lead, no teammate could convert on a bright drive and dish by speedster Ludmila that unbalanced Seattle’s defense.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
The risk is that only a handful of clubs will be able to cough up those sums, unbalancing the market.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 19 May 2026

Definition of unbalance

Verb

The constant delay-of-game calls, false starts and inability to get lined up are a special level of alarming for a quarterback who entered the NFL 10 years ago.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Americans appear increasingly alarmed by the technology,with 7 in 10 polled in March opposing local construction of data centers that power AI technology, according to a Gallup survey.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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