unfastened 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of unfastenednext
as in untied

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unfastened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of unfasten
as in loosened
to disengage the knotted parts of gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfastened
  1. detached
  2. loosened
  3. unattached
  4. unbound
  5. undone
  6. unsecured
  7. free
Adjective
  • But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of detached
Verb
  • Financial conditions have loosened.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The man eventually loosened the binding on one of the woman’s hands and left.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of loosened
Adjective
  • Only one of Grande’s quartet of current appearances on the Official Streaming list is unattached to Wicked.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Another key factor is Atlanta’s substantial population of unattached residents, with over 69% of its citizens identifying as single.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of unattached
Adjective
  • But such revelry for Cuba’s outcasts, for the first time allowed to be unbound, comes at an unthinkable price.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • For Mathieson, the restrictions of Scott’s approach are countered by the sense of liberation that comes from working for a director unbound by traditional film grammar.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of unbound
Adjective
  • Celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora locked Winslet's strawberry blonde tresses into a low, undone bun using Joico Body Shake Texturizing Finisher.
    Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Her hair was parted in the center and pulled back in a low knot, with her curtain bangs curling up on either side of her forehead for an undone softness.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of undone
Adjective
  • The filing also details various financial agreements, including loan agreements with Simplot Taiwan Inc. and Trung Doan, and amendments to convertible unsecured promissory notes. SemiLEDs does not anticipate cash dividend payments to common stockholders in the near future.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This increase is largely due to employees working on personal devices, connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi networks, or falling victim to phishing attempts.
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of unsecured
Adjective
  • Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The Carroll County Public Library will be hosting the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, a nonprofit statewide legal service provider that assists in meeting the need for free civil legal services for community memes facing financial hardships, for a workshop, Feb. 8.
    Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of free
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unfasten

unfastened

unfastening

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