unclasped 1 of 2

adjective

as in unlatched

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unclasped

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verb

past tense of unclasp
as in unfastened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclasped
  1. unlatched
  2. unfastened
  3. unlocked
  4. unbuttoned
  5. wide
  6. unsealed
  7. unfolded
  8. unbolted
Adjective
  • Noe unlatched the door, stepped onto the porch with a few of the men.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Rex, a 3-year-old wallaby, wandered away from the Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown after a gate was allegedly left unlatched overnight.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Definition of unlatched
Verb
  • 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
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of unfastened
Adjective
  • For instance, whether enterprises can leverage AI to improve efficiency and translate those gains into higher profits and lower prices remains a potential that has yet to be fully unlocked.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Because the phone is carrier-unlocked, it can be activated with compatible providers.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlocked
Adjective
  • Elsewhere in Sun Valley, Karlie Kloss and her husband Joshua Kushner looked stylistically aligned, with each wearing a crewneck T-shirt beneath an unbuttoned oversized shirt.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
  • In videos shared on Instagram by The Cut and Willy Chavarria, Clarkson wore a blue jacket with a white unbuttoned shirt that showed off his tattoos and pink plaid shorts with loafers and high socks.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of unbuttoned
Adjective
  • The Iran war exposed just how much the world relied on a narrow 20-mile-wide waterway.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Not only do the gods have multiple heads and arms, but the gods themselves are multiple, appearing in different forms with an array of different names, and with a wide variety of stories told about them.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of wide
Adjective
  • Last week's unsealed indictment allows prosecutors to skip California's preliminary hearing process, where evidence is publicly aired, turning the case over to federal jurisdiction.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The unsealed indictment reveals few new details in a case that has been shrouded in secrecy.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsealed
Adjective
  • That likely means even less letterboxing on widescreen videos when watching on the unfolded display, which would make the new Fold more like a genuine tablet experience.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Those in the crowd held their breath—and audibly gasped—as the opening to season three unfolded onscreen.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of unfolded
Adjective
  • The car's entire battery pack, which weighs about 1,100 pounds, or about as much as a grand piano, is unbolted and whisked away, underground.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026
  • In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
Definition of unbolted
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“Unclasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclasped. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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