unmoored

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adjective

Not moored.

“Left unmoored, the boat gradually drifted out to sea.”

OriginEnglish moored ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

unmoored1

adjectiveunmoored (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot moored.

    Left unmoored, the boat gradually drifted out to sea.

  2. figurativelynot comparableMentally immature, unstable, or lacking in emotional connections.

    The sequel checks in with the unmoored but largely lovable characters from the first movie as they face middle age.

    2017 January 26, Christopher D. Shea, “T2 Trainspotting’: The Early Reviews”, in New York Time

unmoored2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unmoor

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. Englishmoored
  9. Englishunmoored

From un- + moored.

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Translations

German verunsichert
  • verunsichertunstable, lacking in emotional connections
Polish niezacumowany, niepewny
  • niezacumowanynot moored
  • niepewnyunstable, lacking in emotional connections
  • zagubionyunstable, lacking in emotional connections

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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