as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Recent Examples of unfasten
Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.
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Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
Since the shoulder seams unfasten under pressure, the armholes can't be used as makeshift nooses, either.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
Since the shoulder seams unfasten under pressure, the armholes can't be used as makeshift nooses, either.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfasten
Verb
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Because you can't get untied every time.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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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
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In another gun rights case, the justices may loosen a federal law aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous or irresponsible people.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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This will loosen the soil a bit and make sure your plants are well hydrated.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
16 June 2026
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His high point will be long forgotten, disastrously undone by his successor to plunge the world into recession, if not depression.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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In an instant – or rather, through a grueling, ugly, then gritty, then triumphant Game 5 – that temporal distance is temporarily undone.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Verb
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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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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfasten. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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