uncaged

Examples

• All

• The violin, uncaged from the practice room, filled the recital hall with a clear intensity; each note attacked the air, quick and piercing as a dagger.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Set and uncaged, just like yours truly.

  Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

• More household cats—they were all tabbies. Gwen had liked tabbies; hearing and smelling the uncaged birds began to slink in among the pots.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The dog felt joyful and playful after being uncaged at the park.

• The uncaged birds soared high in the sky, enjoying their freedom.

• After being rescued, the uncaged animals wandered freely in their natural habitat.

Synonyms

U

unbound

vsuncaged

5 5.2

Not tied or held, able to move and act freely

refers to release from an enclosing container rather than general lack of restraints

U

untethered

vsuncaged

5 6.7

Not tied to anything and able to move freely

means release from enclosure instead of just cutting attachment

U

unchained

vsuncaged

3 4.4

Not held by chains and free to act or feel as you want

focuses on release from an enclosing container rather than from bonds

U

unshackled

vsuncaged

2 5.7

Free from chains or things that hold someone back

indicates release from enclosure rather than removal of specific restraints

U

untied

vsuncaged

2 1.6

Free from ropes or chains and able to move

describes release from an enclosing container rather than from loosened fastenings

U

unhampered

vsuncaged

1 5.3

Free to move or act without being stopped

means release from enclosure instead of simply lacking obstacles to progress

U

untrapped

vsuncaged

4.8

Free from something that holds you so you can move or act

describes release from an enclosing container rather than avoiding capture

How Free

liberated

4.9

free

1.0

uncaged

3.6

confined

3.7

trapped

4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology