unbar
Remove the bolt
To unbar is to remove a bar or obstruction from something, typically a door or gate: She unbarred the heavy wooden door.
The word extends to any act of opening what was secured or blocked: The court ruling unbarred access to the documents.
The opposite of bar in its sense of blocking or preventing.
Without payment or restriction
- liberateSet free from captivity
- unchainRemove restraining links
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- looseNot firmly secured
untie · disengage · extricate · detach · unleash · unfetter · emancipate · disentangle
Official written authorization
- allowGrant permission for
- admitConfess or grant entry
- open accessFree public scholarly content
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
receive · enable · authorize · clear · passage · admittance · ingress · entry
- enableMake something feasible
- facilitateMake something easier
- permitOfficial written authorization
- allowGrant permission for
open doors · break down barriers · overcome · surmount · pave the way · unblock · unrestrict · deregulate
unlatch
Disengage a fastener
open · bolt · latch · padlock · gate · door · barrier · obstruction · crossbar · deadbolt
free
Without payment or restriction
loose · untie · disengage · extricate · detach · unleash · unfetter · emancipate · disentangle · unbound
permit
Official written authorization
- allowGrant permission for
- admitConfess or grant entry
- open accessFree public scholarly content
welcome · receive · enable · authorize · clear · passage · admittance · ingress · entry · gateway
clear the way
- enableMake something feasible
- facilitateMake something easier
- permitOfficial written authorization
allow · open doors · break down barriers · overcome · surmount · pave the way · unblock · unrestrict · deregulate
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
open up · unseal · unwrap · bare · unmask · bring to light · lay open · show · display