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

8 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

6 6.7

Not tied to anything and able to move freely

means release from enclosure instead of just cutting attachment

U

untied

vsuncaged

5 1.6

Free from ropes or chains and able to move

describes release from an enclosing container rather than from loosened fastenings

U

unchained

vsuncaged

4 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

3 5.7

Free from chains or things that hold someone back

indicates release from enclosure rather than removal of specific restraints

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

1 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

7 4.9

free

152 1.0

uncaged

1 3.6

confined

61 3.7

trapped

361 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology