unlashed

verb

past tense of unlash
as in untied
to disengage the knotted parts of unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlashed
  1. untied
  2. unfastened
  3. loosened
Verb
  • Because you can't get untied every time.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • As the Knicks pulled away in the third quarter of Game 1, Hart bent down during a stoppage in play and, without saying a word, subtly untied the shoe of Fallon, who was seated courtside.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Definition of untied
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
  • That’s not something most people talked about or perhaps even knew about as officials loosened development regulations to boost housing construction.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • These guidelines were loosened after the team's first two matches.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of loosened
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