unstuck
No longer adhered
Unstuck means freed from being stuck.
Literal uses involve physical attachment: I finally got the lid unstuck.
Figuratively, to come unstuck is to fall apart or fail—a British expression: The whole plan came unstuck when the funding disappeared.
In American usage, getting unstuck often means overcoming a mental or creative block: Writing prompts help me get unstuck.
Released from confinement
- releasedSet free from confinement
- dislodgedMoved from fixed position
- loosenedMade less tight
- unjammedFreed from obstruction
unblocked · extricated · detached · unfastened · untied · unshackled · disentangled · liberated
Moved from fixed position
- loosenedMade less tight
- freedReleased from confinement
- wiggledMoved with twisting motions
- budgedMoved slightly
shifted · jostled · nudged · pried · jimmied · unjammed · wrenched · maneuvered
Made passable again
- inspiredMoved to action
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
ideation · freewriting · momentum · clarity · spark · muse · epiphany · insight
Set free from confinement
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- unburdenedFreed from a load
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
breakthrough · relief · healing · moving on · catharsis · processing · unbottled · resolved
Made passable again
- moving forwardContinuing toward a goal
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- advancingMoving in forward direction
headway · flowing · rolling · back on track · progressing · gaining traction · breaking through · overcoming
freed
Released from confinement
unjammed · unblocked · extricated · detached · unfastened · untied · unshackled · disentangled · liberated · cleared
dislodged
Moved from fixed position
budged · shifted · jostled · nudged · pried · jimmied · unjammed · wrenched · maneuvered · jiggled
unblocked
Made passable again
- inspiredMoved to action
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- breakthroughSudden important advance
brainstorming · ideation · freewriting · momentum · clarity · spark · muse · epiphany · insight · brainwave
released
Set free from confinement
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- unburdenedFreed from a load
- freeWithout payment or restriction
letting go · breakthrough · relief · healing · moving on · catharsis · processing · unbottled · resolved · closure
unblocked
Made passable again
- moving forwardContinuing toward a goal
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
advancing · headway · flowing · rolling · back on track · progressing · gaining traction · breaking through · overcoming · making headway
- get unstuck
- come unstuckFail after early promise
stick, sticky, stuck, sticks, sticker, sticking, stickiness, stickler, nonstick