unloosed

Released from bonds

Unloosed means released or set free—the past tense of unloose.

Despite the *un-* prefix suggesting reversal, unloose means the same as loose: to let go, unfasten, or release from restraint.

He unloosed the dogs on the intruder.

Years of pent-up frustration were unloosed.

The word appears more often in literary or elevated contexts than everyday speech.

freed

liberated

Released from confinement

emancipatedReleased from subjugation
releasedSet free from confinement
unchainedFreed from restraints

unshackled · unfettered · unbound · delivered · extricated · rescued · disencumbered · pardoned · absolved · cleared

unleashed

released

Set free from confinement

set freeRelease from confinement
unbridledWithout any restraint
uncheckedNot controlled or limited

unrestrained · untethered · uncaged · unmuzzled · liberated · triggered · sparked · provoked · stirred · awakened

untied

unfastened

Not held closed

unknottedFreed from a tangle
undoneNot fastened or completed
unboundNot tied down

loosened · unbuckled · unstrapped · unhooked · unlatched · unlaced · unclasped · unpinned · detached · disconnected

Opposites

restraint/binding

unloosedfastened

Joined or held together

secured · bound · tied · tethered · attached

control/containment

unloosedrestrained

Held under control

contained · constrained · suppressed · held back · checked

action direction

unloosedfastening

Joining two parts together

securing · binding · tying · tethering · restraining

Family

unloose, unloosen, unloosing

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