unties

verb

present tense third-person singular of untie
as in unfastens
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 unties Sarah unties Gerard and runs out just in time to stop Downey, who begs her to let this all go. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unties
  1. undoes
  2. loosens
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  • 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
  • The substitution effect undoes some of the potential health gains.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of undoes
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  • The composition slips in and out of deliberation, a tableau of buckets and plates concentrating energy, which the lighter detritus then loosens and disperses.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Here, the book loosens its grip on its wholesome view of the Westish clique, letting its characters do several ugly and petty and longed-for things—letting them, in other words, grow up.
    — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of loosens

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“Unties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unties. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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