unbind
Loosen what's secured
To unbind is to release from bonds or restraints—the opposite of bind.
You might unbind a prisoner's hands or unbind a book's pages from their cover.
Figuratively, unbind suggests freeing from obligation or constraint: The court's ruling unbinds us from the original contract.
In computing, unbind detaches a function or action from its assigned key or trigger.
Without payment or restriction
- releaseTo let go
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- liberateSet free from captivity
- unshackleRemove bonds from
unchain · unfetter · manumit · deliver · rescue · disenthral · loose · let go
Release from attachment
- untieUndo a fastening
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- unclaspOpen a hinged fastener
- unbuckleRelease a fastener
unstrap · unpin · unlace · unbutton · unzip · unsnap · unbolt · unscrew
Free from snarls
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- untwistReverse rotational entanglement
- unbraidUndo interwoven strands
- unweaveUndo woven fabric
uncoil · unfurl · extricate · unknot · unsnarl · unloop · untether · free
Release from guilt
- acquitFind not liable
- exonerateClear of wrongdoing
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
relieve · pardon · forgive · release · exempt · dispense · free
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- severCut apart completely
- dissociateSever a mental link
- disjoinTo separate joined things
decouple · unlink · disunite · part · divide · split · break apart
free
Without payment or restriction
- releaseTo let go
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- liberateSet free from captivity
unshackle · unchain · unfetter · manumit · deliver · rescue · disenthral · loose · let go · set free
unfasten
Release from attachment
unbuckle · unstrap · unpin · unlace · unbutton · unzip · unsnap · unbolt · unscrew · uncork
disentangle
Free from snarls
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- untwistReverse rotational entanglement
- unbraidUndo interwoven strands
unweave · uncoil · unfurl · extricate · unknot · unsnarl · unloop · untether · free · separate
absolve
Release from guilt
discharge · relieve · pardon · forgive · release · exempt · dispense · free
detach
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- severCut apart completely
- dissociateSever a mental link
disjoin · decouple · unlink · disunite · part · divide · split · break apart
- disconnectingdetaching, disconnect, disengaging, detach, disconnecting
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
- unfasteningunfasten, detach, disconnect, unbuckle, unbutton
- releasefree, liberate, let go, unleash, release
- messagingmessage, text, chat, send, reply