unlaced
Not fastened with strings
Unlaced means with laces undone or removed: She kicked off her unlaced boots.
The word also describes something loosened or freed from constraint.
In older usage, unlaced could suggest moral looseness or a lack of proper restraint—a corset unlaced implying impropriety.
To unlace is to undo the lacing of something: He unlaced his skates after practice.
Released from binding
- loosenedMade less tight
- unfastenedNot held closed
- unstrappedFreed from bindings
- unbuckledReleased a fastener
shoelace · boot · sneaker · cleat · skate · corset · bodice · eyelet
Released from binding
- unfastenedNot held closed
- unboundNot tied down
- loosenedMade less tight
- detachedApart or uninvolved
released · unraveled · disentangled · unhook · unstrap · unbind · free · disengaged
Not held back
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
unfettered · loosened · relaxed · casual · unbuttoned · unrestricted · spontaneous · unshackled
untied
Released from binding
- loosenedMade less tight
- unfastenedNot held closed
- unstrappedFreed from bindings
unbuckled · shoelace · boot · sneaker · cleat · skate · corset · bodice · eyelet · aglet
untied
Released from binding
- unfastenedNot held closed
- unboundNot tied down
- loosenedMade less tight
detached · released · unraveled · disentangled · unhook · unstrap · unbind · free · disengaged · unsecured
unrestrained
Not held back
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- freeWithout payment or restriction
unconstrained · unfettered · loosened · relaxed · casual · unbuttoned · unrestricted · spontaneous · unshackled · untethered
unlacedrestrained
Held under control
buttoned-up · strait-laced · formal · inhibited · controlled