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unhooked

verb

past tense of unhook
as in unfastened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhooked
  1. unfastened
  2. disconnected
  3. detached
  4. undid
  5. severed
  6. dissociated
  7. uncoupled
  8. divided
Verb
  • After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of unfastened
Verb
  • If the two are disconnected, the problem is not individual performance.
    — Melanie Subin, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Despite such justifications, these cuts, closures and layoffs have caused morale to plummet at Goddard, some current workers say, and have left management increasingly disconnected from the research center’s day-to-day operations.
    — Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • The bay facing the western shore of Newfoundland is the mouth—the gaping estuary—of the Saint Lawrence, Newfoundland on the chart detached and apparently drifting out to sea.
    — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Liu’s Met commission, with its disembodied hands, its severing and suturing of the organic and the mechanical, may be a metaphor for a civilization detached from its foundations and coming to its end.
    — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of detached
Verb
  • Last year, his boss launched a global trade war that freaked out the bond market and undid progress on inflation.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The same issues that undid him in February arose again — poor decision-making and errant throws in key moments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of undid
Verb
  • But officials discovered that the backup fiber-optic cable had also been severed during railroad construction in New Jersey.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Police services severed For years, the city of Keller has provided police services to Westlake; however, tensions have risen amid the recent legal battle over the data center.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of severed
Verb
  • This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Out the bottom, hypoaroused, includes being disengaged, numb, frozen, apathetic or even dissociated.
    — Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of dissociated
Verb
  • Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of uncoupled
Verb
  • The first footage shows 30 participants transported to a real prison, where they’re divided into prisoners and guards.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
  • His lawyers say the evidence instead showed Rivera, Nuhfer and their associates operating as equal partners, with payments divided equally and participants consulting one another rather than Rivera directing them.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Unhooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhooked. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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