untie

verb

ˌən-ˈtī How to pronounce untie (audio)
Definition of untienext
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 Since winning Olympic gold and silver in Milan-Cortina last February, the husband-wife ice dance duo has hardly had a moment to breathe… or untie their laces. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 Then, just as Clark is preparing to untie Mary, the monstrous Lifeform that killed Kat and Bobby and has been haunting the Backrooms ducks through the door. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 29 May 2026 Many had called for new progressive revenue measures throughout the session, including taxes on big corporations and billionaires and for Illinois to untie itself from parts of the federal tax code. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 June 2026 The Nationals took the lead for good in the seventh inning when rookie John Klein allowed a solo home run to Keibert Ruiz, untying a game that pinch hitter Josh Bell had knotted up a half-inning earlier. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for untie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untie
  1. unfasten
  2. undo
  3. loosen
  4. unbind
Verb
  • Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
    — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of unfasten
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  • Well, Ariana seems to remember, whereas Hudson is determined to just undo the breakup and pretend like none of it ever happened.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
  • Disability organisations including The Arc and the Council for Exceptional Children have warned the change risks shifting special education from an education framework to a medical one, undoing decades of progress toward integration in schools.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of undo
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  • Matching trousers stayed narrow through the hips before loosening down the leg into a slight flare.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026
  • As summer arrives, snow begins melting, ice hardens and rocks loosen, increasing the risk of falls and rockfall.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of loosen
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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
  • But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of unbind

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