UNTETHER Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

untether

verb

Definition of untether

as in to untie

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Recent Examples of untether Republicans want to untether Virginia from California’s automobile emissions guidelines, which require that all new vehicles be electric or hydrogen-powered by 2035. — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023 With Revolver, the Beatles finally took the time to untether themselves from their past. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2022 Yet as Lourenço has shown in Angola, sometimes new leaders can untether themselves from their patrons. — Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019 Jafferis hopes to untether it by installing a power source on the craft itself. — Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2012 See All Example Sentences for untether

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This and that Why yes, Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis does in fact play with his shoelaces untied.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Most versions of the story focus on the shock ending, the moment the ribbon comes untied and Jenny’s head plops to the floor.

— Jennifer Givhan, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of untie

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Catastrophic wall of water and mud unleashed by a collapsing glacier tore through villages on the Nepal-Tibet border, killing at least 353 people and leaving more than 1,300 missing, including scores of foreign pilgrims.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Nepali officials have said the floods were likely unleashed by a glacial collapse, which is when a large piece of ice, rock and debris suddenly detaches from a glacier on a mountain.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

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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

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