unlash

verb

ˌən-ˈlash How to pronounce unlash (audio)
Definition of unlashnext
as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlash
  1. untie
  2. undo
  3. unfasten
  4. loosen
  5. unbind
Verb
  • The victim started to untie the rope, but Cagle jumped on his legs.
    KC Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The driver then got out of his car, untied the dogs from the bumper and left them for dead, prosecutors said.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of untie
Verb
  • Electoral victories can be undone, regulations weakened or eliminated entirely.
    Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Remember that some things can be done or said, but they cannot be undone.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of undo
Verb
  • Each pair comes embellished with a large wooden button that can be fastened for maximum warmth or unfastened for easy slip-off removal.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Leave the pockets unzipped or unfastened when washing. 2.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of unfasten
Verb
  • The fact that the Catholic Church held so much sway over the Republic of Ireland’s political institutions for so long ensured that, once the shackles were loosened, the South more or less speedran the entire postwar era in the past 30 years.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Trump has generally pledged to extend or enact major tax cuts while loosening regulations, something that the business community is set to embrace.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of loosen
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  • The book was centered on the idea that Russia’s geography is its fate and that there is nothing any ruler can do to unbind himself from the necessities of securing his lands.
    Anton Barbashin, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2014
  • The blazers who run the major championships have not yet commissioned sculptures of these two women, who so unbound their sport and gave the gift of professional aspiration to so many.
    Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
Definition of unbind
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unlaid

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“Unlash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlash. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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