untie
Release from binding
To untie is to undo a knot or fastening—the reverse of tie.
You untie shoelaces, ribbons, or ropes: She untied the bow on the package.
Figuratively, to untie is to release from constraint: The court ruling untied their hands.
Something that unties itself comes loose without assistance.
Release from attachment
- unlaceUndo threaded cords
- unstrapRelease from bands
- unbuckleRelease a fastener
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
unbutton · unclip · unclasp · unlatch · unbolt · unpin · unzip · unhitch
Free from snarls
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- untangleUndo knots or confusion
- extricateFree from entanglement
- unsnarlRemove tangles from
unwind · untwist · straighten · comb · tease · separate · free · unknot
Without payment or restriction
unshackle · unfetter · unchain · unbind · unbound · emancipate · deliver · rescue
Firmness of purpose
- solveFind the answer
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- work outExercise or solve
- clear upResolve or brighten
sort out · figure out · crack · settle · explain · clarify · disentangle · decode
unfasten
Release from attachment
unhook · unbutton · unclip · unclasp · unlatch · unbolt · unpin · unzip · unhitch · unsnap
disentangle
Free from snarls
unsnarl · unwind · untwist · straighten · comb · tease · separate · free · unknot · pick apart
free
Without payment or restriction
let go · unshackle · unfetter · unchain · unbind · unbound · emancipate · deliver · rescue · unleash
resolve
Firmness of purpose
clear up · sort out · figure out · crack · settle · explain · clarify · disentangle · decode · unpick
knot
Tied rope fastening
lace · shoelace · rope · string · cord · ribbon · twine · thread · braid · splice
undo
Reverse a prior action
nullify · annul · retract · revoke · negate · counteract · invalidate · rescind · unmaking · undoing
- disconnectingdetaching, disconnect, disengaging, detach, disconnecting
- U-wordsugly, ultimate, ultra, umbrella, unable
- unfastendetach, loosen, unhook, unclip, unbolt
- unfasteningunfasten, detach, disconnect, unbuckle, unbutton
- garment verbsdon, doff, dress, undress, wear
- opening actionsopen, opening, unlock, unlocking, unlatch