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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One popular saying suggests a knot tied on a rainy day is harder to untie.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Definition of untie

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Iran claims to have targeted US facilities and partners across the Middle East on Friday, unleashing what appear to be its largest reprisals since a fragile ceasefire shattered almost a week ago.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
With a fury inside him, Garfield unleashes violence against them and commences the rebellion.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 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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