UNTIE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

untie

verb

ˌən-ˈtī

Definition of untie

as in to unfasten

to disengage the knotted parts of she always makes sure to untie her shoelaces before removing her shoes

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Recent Examples of untie Scrunching up in the back seat to untie her heels, Vergara managed to slip out of the shoes and right back into a pair of white Skechers sneakers. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 13 June 2026 Many had called for new progressive revenue measures throughout the session, including taxes on big corporations and billionaires and for Illinois to untie itself from parts of the federal tax code. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Then, just as Clark is preparing to untie Mary, the monstrous Lifeform that killed Kat and Bobby and has been haunting the Backrooms ducks through the door. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 29 May 2026 The Nationals took the lead for good in the seventh inning when rookie John Klein allowed a solo home run to Keibert Ruiz, untying a game that pinch hitter Josh Bell had knotted up a half-inning earlier. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for untie

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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

Definition of unfasten

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This is why the Irish invested in the position last winter, adding Tionne Gray (Oregon) and Francis Brewu (Pittsburgh), plugging a hole that could have undone the rest of the defense.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Guadagnino undoes the bubble wrap and discovers Bertolucci’s viewfinder, a key relic for a filmmaker who may well have had the best eye in cinema history.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of undo

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At least three other attempts to loosen smog check requirements for older cars have failed to make it to the governor’s desk since 2016.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Step 6 Run a small offset spatula around edges of cake to loosen, then invert out onto rack.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

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