UNTETHER Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

untether

verb

Definition of untether

as in to untie

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Recent Examples of untether Republicans want to untether Virginia from California’s automobile emissions guidelines, which require that all new vehicles be electric or hydrogen-powered by 2035. — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023 With Revolver, the Beatles finally took the time to untether themselves from their past. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2022 Yet as Lourenço has shown in Angola, sometimes new leaders can untether themselves from their patrons. — Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019 Jafferis hopes to untether it by installing a power source on the craft itself. — Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2012 See All Example Sentences for untether

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This and that Why yes, Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis does in fact play with his shoelaces untied.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Most versions of the story focus on the shock ending, the moment the ribbon comes untied and Jenny’s head plops to the floor.

— Jennifer Givhan, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of untie

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The Quakes again unleashed another shot on target in minute 12 when Jack Jasinski received a pass in the box and belted an attempt for the far post to force a kick save from Marcinkowski.

— Mercury News, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
John Gruber, a tech blogger, posited that Claude would now more readily default to watermarked words, rather than unleash the full scope of its linguistic range, which might result in lower-quality text, or in some cases unusable prose.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

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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
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

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