unfastened

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adjective

Not fastened.

Similar
freelooseunbarredunboltedunlatchedundoneopenajar
Opposite
fastened
OriginEnglish fastened ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

unfastened1

adjectiveunfastened (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot fastened.

    Synonyms: free, loose

unfastened2

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of unfasten

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot fastened.

Similar
freeloose

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot closed or secured

Similar
unbarredunboltedunlatchedundone
Opposite
fastened

adjectiveaffording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

Similar
openajarwide-open

adjectivenot buttoned

Similar
unbuttonedopen-collared

adjectivenot tied

Similar
untied
Also see
ajarfreelooseopenunbarredunboltedunbuttonedundoneunlatchedunlockedunsecureduntied

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unfastened · adjective

  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. Englishfastened
  9. Englishunfastened

From un- + fastened.

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unfastened · verb

From unfasten + -ed.

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Translations

Māori matara, matoha
  • mataranot fastened
  • matohanot fastened
Cite this entry
APA

unfastened. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfastened

MLA

“unfastened.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfastened. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfastened,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfastened.

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