unlatched

Examples

• All

• The gate was unlatched, allowing the dog to escape into the garden.

• She found the window unlatched after the storm and decided to close it.

• The shed remained unlatched, making it easy for him to access the tools inside.

Synonyms

U

unsecured

vsunlatched

4 5.3

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

is focused on absence of a latch fastening rather than general safety

A

ajar

vsunlatched

3 1.2

Slightly open, like a door or window

is about being released from a latch rather than the small degree of opening

U

unlocked

vsunlatched

1 1.0

Not closed with a lock so people can open it

is about not being fastened with a latch rather than by a lock

U

unclosed

vsunlatched

1 4.6

Open when it should be shut, like a window or envelope

is about not being fastened with a latch rather than simply not shut

U

unfastened

vsunlatched

2.4

Not tied, closed, or attached

is specific to not being fastened with a latch

Antonyms

F

fastened

1.3

Kept closed so it does not open or move

How Closed

fastened

1.3

unlocked

1 1.0

unlatched

4.1

ajar

3 1.2

wide open

127 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology