unroped

6.8

Not tied with a rope

adjective
/ʌnˈroʊpt/

Jargon

: desatado

The climber felt a rush of freedom as he ventured across the ledge unroped, trusting his skills to keep him safe.

Examples

As they practiced their techniques, the experienced climbers occasionally went unroped to build their confidence and improve their balance.
She took a deep breath and stepped unroped into the vast canyon, savoring the thrill of the moment.
And then, like the strangest animated cluster of vines, the door began to unfurl and untwine from itself, until all the unroped skeins of patterned iron had drawn away into the walls on either side.

Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

untied

vsunroped

7 1.0

Loose and not fastened so laces or knots hang open

is specifically missing rope support rather than just a loose knot

untethered

vsunroped

5 6.7

Not tied to anything and able to move freely

is mainly about lacking rope support rather than broad freedom

unattached

vsunroped

2 4.2

Not fixed to anything so it can move freely

is specifically without rope anchoring rather than merely separate

unfastened

vsunroped

2.4

Not tied, closed, or attached

is about lack of rope fastening rather than general openness

Antonyms

tied

1.0

Fastened with string or rope

How Roped

affixed

4.4

fastened

1.3

tied

1.0

unroped

Jargon

6.8

Surface Forms

unroped positive

Morphology

unroped = roped (transparent) = un + rope + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is directly applied to the adjective 'roped' (rope + -ed), yielding the straightforward meaning 'not tied with a rope'.

Etymology

Unroped is built from un- meaning 'not' and rope meaning 'a strong cord'. So unroped simply means 'not tied with a rope', which is why it describes climbers, boats, or animals that are not fastened.