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
Shortly after the Padres tied the contest in the top of the fifth, Contreras untied it with his first Red Sox home run.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Newcastle were not united, but untied; undercooked and picked apart by their local rivals.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Garden clogs can be a lifesaver when navigating muddy garden beds or just taking quick trips in and out of the house (without having to stop to tie and untie laces every time).
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Eventually, a soldier came and returned my ID, removed the blindfold, untied me, and ordered me to go south immediately.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Newcastle were not united, but untied; undercooked and picked apart by their local rivals.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Garden clogs can be a lifesaver when navigating muddy garden beds or just taking quick trips in and out of the house (without having to stop to tie and untie laces every time).
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Eventually, a soldier came and returned my ID, removed the blindfold, untied me, and ordered me to go south immediately.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untie
Verb
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If your button-down outfit is in need of a little spice, a quick trick is to unfasten the top and slip out a single shoulder.—
Sri Rain Stewart,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Padres, undone the past two seasons by a lack of power, have no choice but to believe in the two-time Silver Slugger.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Its goal is to undo the founding fathers' vision of India as a secular country, home to people with many faiths.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Submerge the jacket and gently agitate the water with your hands to loosen dirt.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
22 Apr. 2026
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Add a splash of the reserved pasta water as needed to loosen and emulsify the sauce until glossy.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Untie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untie. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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