unchained

Examples

• All

• After years of struggle, he finally felt unchained and ready to pursue his dreams.

• He smiles and shakes my hand, then slips Krennup a fifty and leads me to a wagon with padded seats, where four other Flawed men are sitting unchained, drinking lemonade.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Why did you have me unchained?

  Ben-Hur (1959)

• We are given, by inheritance, our unchained state.

  Academic text (2002)

• I feel so free, so unchained, so able to feel a warm emotion without being compelled to perform some mindless act.

  Like Father Like Son (1987)

• It became a symbol of repression unleashed, of inner savagery, a bestial nature unchained.

  Blog text (27)

• The artist expressed his unchained creativity through vibrant and imaginative paintings.

• The rescue group worked tirelessly to ensure that the dogs were unchained and free to roam the grounds.

Synonyms

U

unfettered

vsunchained

28 7.3

Free from limits or rules

can mean release from actual chains or from limits generally

U

unencumbered

vsunchained

8 6.8

Free from worries, duties, debts and other things that hold you back

emphasizes physical or figurative release rather than removal of burdens

U

unbound

vsunchained

5 5.2

Not tied or held, able to move and act freely

focuses more on release from specific chains or bonds

U

untethered

vsunchained

5 6.7

Not tied to anything and able to move freely

covers that idea but also freeing from metaphorical bonds

U

unconstrained

vsunchained

3 6.1

Not limited or held back and able to act freely

also implies freedom but often with a literal release sense

U

unshackled

vsunchained

2 5.7

Free from chains or things that hold someone back

is freedom that applies both to physical and figurative limits

U

untrammeled

vsunchained

• Formal

2 8.3

Free and not limited by rules

often denotes release specifically from bindings rather than only limits

U

untied

vsunchained

2 1.6

Free from ropes or chains and able to move

also means freedom in general beyond literal rope release

U

unhindered

vsunchained

1 4.6

Free to move forward without being stopped

is freedom from being bound rather than lack of obstacles

U

uncaged

vsunchained

1 4.1

Free to express strong feelings and ideas

is freedom from bonds but not necessarily wildness

U

unhampered

vsunchained

1 5.3

Free to move or act without being stopped

focuses on absence of restraints rather than absence of hindrance

U

untethered from

vsunchained

7.0

Free from any tie and able to move or act freely

includes that physical disconnection and broader figurative freedom

U

unrein

vsunchained

8.6

Not held back and showing strong feelings or energy

is simply freedom from bonds rather than wild lack of control

U

untrapped

vsunchained

4.8

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

focuses on escape from capture rather than broader release

U

unyoked

vsunchained

8.2

Free from control or rule by other people

is general freedom from chains or limits rather than social release

C

chainless

vsunchained

6.5

Free to act without rules or limits

highlights physical release or absence of chains as well as independence

U

unimprisoned

vsunchained

8.4

Free and not locked up in a prison

is broader, covering both literal release and metaphorical liberation

U

unfastened

vsunchained

2.4

Not tied, closed, or attached

implies freedom from restraints rather than merely being open

U

unregimented

vsunchained

6.7

Not kept to strict rules and giving people freedom to choose

is literal or figurative release from bonds, not just looser rules

Antonyms

R

restricted

18 3.9

Limited so only certain people can see or use it

C

chained

4.1

Held tight by metal so it cannot move or escape

How Free

emancipated

6.8

liberated

4.9

free

1.0

unchained

3 4.4

tied

1.0

chained

4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology