untied
/' n'taid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not fastened or secured with a knot, lace, or similar binding: Describes something that is loose or free because it has not been tied or has been undone.
- Free from physical restraints: Describes a person or animal that is not bound or shackled.
Usage
- The primary use is to describe the state of objects like shoes, ropes, or packages that are not fastened.
- It can also describe a state of freedom from bonds or restraints.
Examples
- Adjective:
- His shoelaces were untied, so he stopped to fix them.
- The prisoner's hands were untied after the interrogation.
- She wore an untied scarf loosely around her neck.
Advanced Usage
- "To leave something untied": To intentionally not fasten something.
- He left the boat untied, and it drifted away from the dock.
- "To come untied": To become loose or unfastened on its own.
- My apron strings came untied while I was cooking.
Variants and Related Words
- Untie (verb): To undo or loosen a knot or fastening.
- Please untie the rope from the post.
- Untying (noun/gerund): The act of making something untied.
- The untying of the complex knot required patience.
Synonyms
- Unfastened: Not closed or secured.
- Loose: Not firmly or tightly fixed in place.
- Unsecured: Not made safe or fastened.
- Unfettered: Released from restraint (often figurative).
Antonyms
- Tied: Fastened or secured with a knot or bond.
- Bound: Tied or fastened securely.
- Laced: Fastened with laces.
Related Phrases
- "With hands untied": Literally or figuratively free to act.
- The new policy gives managers more freedom, allowing them to work with hands untied.
- "Untied aid": (Economic term) Financial assistance given without conditions requiring the recipient to spend it on goods or services from the donor country.
- The organization advocates for more untied aid to promote local economic development.
Adjective
- not bound by shackles and chains
- with laces not tied
- teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers
- not tied