untethered

Definition of untetherednext
past tense of untether

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for untethered
Verb
  • And rightfully so—just hours after Glaze’s remark, the sun unleashed an X-class solar flare, the most powerful type known.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This crisis is a direct result of chaos unleashed on the American people by Democrats in Congress.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Shortly after the Padres tied the contest in the top of the fifth, Contreras untied it with his first Red Sox home run.
    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
Verb
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Untethered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untethered. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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