untethered

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adjective

Not tethered; not tied down.

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unbound
OriginEnglish tethered ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuntethered (comparative more untethered, superlative most untethered)

comparative more untethered · superlative most untethered

  1. Not tethered; not tied down.
  2. figurativelyUnrestrained.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot confined or restricted with a tether

Similar
unbound
Also see
looseunbound

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. Englishtethered
  9. Englishuntethered

From un- + tethered.

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Translations

German losgemacht, ungebunden
  • losgemachtnot tethered
  • ungebundenunrestrained
Spanish no atado, sin atadura
  • no atadonot tethered
  • sin ataduranot tethered
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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