unstuck
7
4.2
- adjective
- /ʌnˈstʌk/
:
desatascado
- Her thoughts were glued to her conversation with Eleanor, and she couldn't seem to get them unstuck.
- get unstuck
And he said, well, we'll get the paramedics to come and get your hand unstuck.
- And he said, well, we'll get the paramedics to come and get your hand unstuck.
- But I guess what I'm wondering today is actually if the academic track was key to your finally getting unstuck.
- And So what Stan is saying is letting yourself feel stuck rather than rushing to run away from being stuck is the way to get unstuck.
Examples
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I got your windows unstuck.
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I couldn't get it unstuck either.
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And when I come back, I want you to be unstuck, okay?
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Get unstuck and get on the scene
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But, I got unstuck, and I'm glad I did.
Blog text (2) -
Reality soon hit, and I got in a few ruts that took a while to get unstuck from.
Blog text (18) -
We'll be discussing the artful use of good questions to get conflict and negotiations unstuck.
Blog text (13) -
After a long struggle, the door finally became unstuck and opened smoothly.
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With a little help, the project team was unstuck and ready to move forward.
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When the car was unstuck from the mud, everyone sighed in relief.
Synonyms
5
5.2
Not tied or held, able to move and act freely
2
5.7
Free from chains or things that hold someone back
2
1.6
Free from ropes or chains and able to move
2
4.2
Not fixed to anything so it can move freely
Not held in place by a wedge or other stuck object
Free from something that holds you so you can move or act
Not physically connected or locked so parts can move apart
Not tangled after someone untied or straightened it
Not tied, closed, or attached
To release a boat from a dock or shore so it can move
Antonyms
How Stuck
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unstuck is made of un- 'not' and stuck, from the verb stick which means 'hold fast' or 'stay in place', so unstuck means 'not held' and can be pictured as a car, window, or zipper freed from mud, glue, or a jam.