unfastening

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A form of unfasten — To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unfasten

Synonyms & antonyms

nounloosening the ties that fasten something

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

unfastening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfastening

MLA

“unfastening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfastening. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfastening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfastening.

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