unbolted

Examples

• All

• I knew the door was unbolted; though it was fitted with brackets for a bolt, I had searched unavailingly for the bolt itself before retiring.

  Fiction book (1991)

• At last, the van stops, the door is unbolted, and we climb down.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Sure enough, it was unbolted.

  Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

• And I believe from now on, you'll find her door unbolted.

  Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

• Hadassah remained within the small house, hearing the horror of what was just beyond their unbolted door.

  Fiction book (1998)

• She realized that the window was unbolted, making it easy to open from the outside.

• The barn's doors stood unbolted, welcoming visitors to see the animals inside.

Synonyms

U

unsecured

vsunbolted

4 5.3

Not made safe, for example items not fastened or a computer without a password

focuses on a missing bolt rather than general lack of protection

A

ajar

vsunbolted

3 1.2

Slightly open, like a door or window

means left able to open easily rather than only slightly open

U

unlocked

vsunbolted

1 1.0

Not closed with a lock so people can open it

is not secured by a bolt rather than by a lock

U

unlatched

vsunbolted

4.1

Not fastened so a door or window opens easily

is not fastened with a bolt rather than with a latch

U

unfastened

vsunbolted

2.4

Not tied, closed, or attached

is specifically about lack of a bolt rather than any fastening

U

unbarred

vsunbolted

5.8

A door or gate that has no bars

is missing a bolt rather than missing a bar

U

unsecure

vsunbolted

4.4

Not firmly fixed and likely to come loose

is about being unfastened by a bolt rather than being unstable

How Secure

fastened

1.3

closed

3 1.0

unbolted

1 3.4

open

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology