untied

U1N1T1I1E1D2

adjective

Not tied; undone

Similar
unfastenedunlacedunchainedunfetteredunshackledunbound
Opposite
tied
OriginEnglish tied ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

untied1

adjectiveuntied (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot tied; undone

    The sack had been left untied, and so by wriggling a bit he was able to get his head through the opening and look out.

    1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

untied2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of untie

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot tied

Similar
unfastened
Opposite
tied

adjectivewith laces not tied

Similar
unlaced

adjectivenot bound by shackles and chains

Similar
unchainedunfetteredunshackledunbound
Also see
unchainedunfastenedunfetteredunlacedunshackled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

untied · 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. Englishtied
  9. Englishuntied

From un- + tied.

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untied · verb

From untie + -ed.

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Translations

Latin solūtus
  • solūtusnot tied
Māori matoha
  • matohanot tied
Tagalog hulagpos
  • hulagposnot tied

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unitedduniteunedit
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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