unanchors
Lets something float
Unanchors means to release from an anchor or fixed position.
A ship unanchors before setting sail.
Figuratively, to unanchor is to free something from what held it stable: The news unanchors everything I thought I knew.
The word suggests both liberation and potential drift.
Removes from position
- loosensDecreases tightness or tension
- unfastensReleases from attachment
- detachesRemoves from connection
- removesTakes something out
displaces · unhooks · releases · unfixes · frees · pulls up · extracts · disconnects
Undermines steadiness or equilibrium
- unsettlesCauses disquiet or unease
- uprootsRemoves from the ground
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- disorientsCauses loss of bearings
liberates · frees · detaches · lets go · dislodges · unmooring · displacement · rootlessness
Lets go or publishes
- unfastensReleases from attachment
- unmoorsReleases from anchorage
- casts offReleases or discards
- sets sailBegins a voyage
frees · detaches · loosens · departure · drifts · untethers · undocks · disengages
Severs a connection
- unlocksDisengages a fastening
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- unbindsFrees from bonds
- floatingStaying atop liquid
repositions · dynamic · unfastens · scrollable · unrestricted
dislodges
Removes from position
- loosensDecreases tightness or tension
- unfastensReleases from attachment
- detachesRemoves from connection
removes · displaces · unhooks · releases · unfixes · frees · pulls up · extracts · disconnects · unbinds
destabilizes
Undermines steadiness or equilibrium
- unsettlesCauses disquiet or unease
- uprootsRemoves from the ground
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
disorients · liberates · frees · detaches · lets go · dislodges · unmooring · displacement · rootlessness · untethers
releases
Lets go or publishes
sets sail · frees · detaches · loosens · departure · drifts · untethers · undocks · disengages · cuts loose
unlinks
Severs a connection
- unlocksDisengages a fastening
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- unbindsFrees from bonds
floating · repositions · dynamic · unfastens · scrollable · unrestricted
unanchorsstabilizes
Makes firm or steady
grounds · roots · establishes · settles · steadies