unknotted
No longer tied
Unknotted means having knots removed or undone: She unknotted the tangled rope.
It also describes something that was never knotted to begin with—smooth, without tangles or complications: The thread lay unknotted on the table.
Figuratively, to unknot is to resolve something complicated: He finally unknotted the problem that had been troubling him.
Made free from snarls
- straightenedMade free of bends
- unraveledCame undone or solved
- unwoundReleased from coils
- untwistedMade no longer helical
detangled · unsnarled · uncoiled · unbraided · unlaced · combed · smoothed · separated
Not held closed
- untiedReleased from binding
- loosenedMade less tight
- unboundNot tied down
- freedReleased from confinement
undone · slipped · opened · unhooked · unlatched · detached · disconnected · unhitched
Firmly decided upon
- figured outUnderstood after effort
- worked throughAddressed and resolved fully
- unraveledCame undone or solved
- decodedConverted from cipher
cracked · cleared up · straightened out · sorted · deciphered · puzzled out · untangled · demystified
Uniform and level
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- effortlessRequiring no strain
uncomplicated · straightforward · sleek · unhindered · frictionless · streamlined
Released from coils
- easedMade less severe
- loosened upBecame more relaxed
- relievedNo longer anxious
- calmedMade tranquil
soothed · at ease · settled · decompressed · mellowed · unburdened · let go
disentangled
Made free from snarls
- straightenedMade free of bends
- unraveledCame undone or solved
- unwoundReleased from coils
untwisted · detangled · unsnarled · uncoiled · unbraided · unlaced · combed · smoothed · separated · unkinked
unfastened
Not held closed
freed · undone · slipped · opened · unhooked · unlatched · detached · disconnected · unhitched · uncoupled
resolved
Firmly decided upon
- figured outUnderstood after effort
- worked throughAddressed and resolved fully
- unraveledCame undone or solved
decoded · cracked · cleared up · straightened out · sorted · deciphered · puzzled out · untangled · demystified · simplified
even
Uniform and level
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- flowingMoving continuously onward
effortless · uncomplicated · straightforward · sleek · unhindered · frictionless · streamlined
unwound
Released from coils
- easedMade less severe
- loosened upBecame more relaxed
- relievedNo longer anxious
calmed · soothed · at ease · settled · decompressed · mellowed · unburdened · let go