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

Verb

Opponents argue that the measure's sole purpose is to undo Proposition 40.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Much like on Baby Keem’s Ca$ino, another recent rap epic undone by its author’s inability to overcome lingering trauma, BigX can’t always navigate around his unnamed haters.

— Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of undo

Verb

Place the jam in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds to loosen.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Without his wife by his side, George, so confident in his business dealings and so adept at outmaneuvering the old-money elites whose hold on American enterprise is loosening, is unmoored.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of loosen

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This understanding has unbound many, including me, from contagions that have felt far from imaginary.

— Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2026
This work unbinds the body from centuries of Western imagery, freeing it from representation and opening it to abstraction.

— Mame-Diarra Niang, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2025

Definition of unbind

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