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- [uhn-fas-uh n, -fah-suh n]
- /ʌnˈfæs ən, -ˈfɑ sən/
- /ʌnˈfɑː.sən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-fas-uh n, -fah-suh n]
- /ʌnˈfæs ən, -ˈfɑ sən/
Definitions of unfasten word
- verb with object unfasten to release from or as from fastenings; detach. 1
- verb with object unfasten to undo or open (something fastened). 1
- verb without object unfasten to become unfastened. 1
- transitive verb unfasten undo: button, seatbelt 1
- verb unfasten If you unfasten something that is closed, tied, or held together, or if you unfasten the thing holding it, you loosen or remove the thing holding it. 0
- verb unfasten to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened 0
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Origin of unfasten
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, unfasten is from the Middle English word unfastnen. See un-2, fasten
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Parts of speech for Unfasten
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unfasten popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unfasten
verb unfasten
- cast loose — to untie or unfasten; become or set free
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disaffiliate — to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- disengage — to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
- disenthrall — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
Antonyms for unfasten
verb unfasten
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- adhere — If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- affix — If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing.
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