unchained

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/ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd/

adjective

Free from chains or fetters; unencumbered.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveunchained (comparative more unchained, superlative most unchained)

comparative more unchained · superlative most unchained

  1. Free from chains or fetters; unencumbered.

    Synonyms: unfettered, fetterless, unshackled, shackleless, liberated

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unchain

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFree from chains or fetters; unencumbered.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot bound by shackles and chains

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishchained
  9. Englishunchained

From un- + chained.

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Translations

Czech nespoutaný
  • nespoutanýfree from chains or fetters
German entfesselt, von den Fesseln befreit
  • entfesseltfree from chains or fetters
  • von den Fesseln befreitfree from chains or fetters

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

unchained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchained

MLA

“unchained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchained. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unchained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchained.

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