untied
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtaɪd/
- - Coach, your shoe's untied, sir.
- untied shoes
- untied shoelaces
- untied laces
Examples
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I think your shoelace is untied.
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Your shoelace is untied.
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One guy says to the other one, "Hey, your shoe's untied."
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Come on, your shoe's untied.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Oh, hey, darn, my shoe's untied."
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"Your hair ribbon's untied," she says to me.
Fiction book (1999) -
Well, your sandal is untied.
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You know, your shoelace is untied.
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Henderson, is there a reason why your shoe is untied?
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I noticed that your shoelace is untied; be careful not to trip.
Synonyms
Not fastened so clothing or items come open
Not tied or held, able to move and act freely
Not fixed to anything so it can move freely
The strings on a shoe or clothing are not tied and hang loose
Not tied, closed, or attached
Not attached to something or fastened in place
Antonyms
How Fastened
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untied is made of the prefix un- 'not' and tied from tie 'to fasten' or 'to bind'. Think of loosening a knot or a shoelace: when it is untied it is not fastened anymore.