untied
Freed from knots
Untied means not fastened or secured with a knot or bow.
An untied shoelace drags on the ground.
To leave something untied is to neglect fastening it.
Figuratively, untied can suggest freedom from constraint: With no obligations, she felt untied from her old life.
Not fastened with strings
- unknottedFreed from a tangle
- unboundNot tied down
- unraveledCame undone or solved
- loosenedMade less tight
undone · unhooked · unclasped · unbuttoned · unzipped · unbuckled · unstrung · unpinned
Released from confinement
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unboundNot tied down
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unrestrainedNot held back
emancipated · unchained · unrestricted · free · released · autonomous · independent · unconstrained
Put or kept apart
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- severedCut off completely
- unlinkedNot joined together
- disengagedNot participating or invested
unattached · uncoupled · disjointed · unconnected · apart · split · broken · divided
unlaced
Not fastened with strings
loosened · undone · unhooked · unclasped · unbuttoned · unzipped · unbuckled · unstrung · unpinned · unstitched
liberated
Released from confinement
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unboundNot tied down
- unfetteredFree from restriction
unrestrained · emancipated · unchained · unrestricted · free · released · autonomous · independent · unconstrained · unbridled
separated
Put or kept apart
disengaged · unattached · uncoupled · disjointed · unconnected · apart · split · broken · divided · isolated
loose
Not firmly secured
easygoing · unwound · comfortable · at-ease · mellow · unhurried · leisurely · calm · unconstrained · flexible