to unchain

Examples

• All

• Unchain me!

  Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

• Faye, still suspecting the worst, unchained the door and ushered the poor woman in.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Perhaps you should unchain me first?

  Dark Shadows (2012)

• Unchain him and bring him in here.

  Ali G Indahouse (2002)

• Unchain her from the rest.

  Cyclops (2008)

• Unchain me and give me the trident.

  Wrath of the Titans (2012)

• Unchain this man!

  The Black Swan (1942)

• Unchain them!

  Spartacus (1960)

• The prisoners, unchaining the last of their comrades, turn and look.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The zookeeper decided to unchain the lion after the receiving the vet's approval.

Synonyms

R

to release

vsto unchain

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

focuses on removing chains or physical restraints rather than general freeing

F

to free

vsto unchain

337 1.0

To release someone or something that is held

emphasizes removing chains and restraints rather than general release

S

to set free

vsto unchain

218 2.7

To let a person or animal go after keeping them in a place where they could not leave

involves removing chains specifically rather than any general release

U

to unleash

vsto unchain

201 4.3

To suddenly let a strong feeling, power, or animal go free

does not imply sudden dramatic release but literal removal of restraints

L

to liberate

vsto unchain

104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

is narrower, focusing on removing chains rather than political or social freedom

U

to untie

vsto unchain

91 1.0

Make a knot or lace loose by undoing it

focuses on taking off chains rather than untying knots

U

to unlock

vsto unchain

84 1.3

Make a skill, chance, or secret become available

involves taking off chains or restraints rather than only opening locks

D

to disengage

vsto unchain

82 5.3

To stop being part of or connected to something

is about taking off chains or restraints rather than simply separating contact or involvement

E

to extricate

vsto unchain

22 7.6

Free a person or thing from something that traps them

focuses on removing chains or physical restraints rather than complex problem extraction

U

to uncuff

vsto unchain

• Jargon

17 8.0

To remove handcuffs from someone's wrists

is broader about removing chains or restraints, not only handcuffs

U

to unshackle

vsto unchain

5 6.5

Free someone or something from limits and control

focuses on removing literal chains rather than broader limits or figurative uses

U

to unfasten

vsto unchain

5 3.4

To open something by undoing a button or zipper

targets cutting or taking off chains rather than undoing simple fastenings

U

to unbind

vsto unchain

3 6.4

To free something by untying ropes or cords

is about removing chains specifically rather than just untying bindings

U

to untether

vsto unchain

1 6.2

To free someone or something from limits so they can act more freely

refers specifically to removing chains or physical restraints rather than loosening limits

U

to unloose

vsto unchain

• Archaic

1 7.0

To make something less tight or set something free

is specifically about removing chains or fixed restraints rather than general loosening

C

to cast loose

vsto unchain

1 6.7

To free something by letting go of ties or limits

is specific to removing chains rather than simply detaching ties

D

to disenthrall

vsto unchain

• Archaic

1 9.9

To free someone from control or false ideas

is more literal, removing physical chains rather than mental or illusory control

U

to unrein

vsto unchain

9.9

To take the reins or other ties off something so it can move

is about taking off chains or restraints in general, not just reins

U

to unloosen

vsto unchain

• Archaic

7.2

To make something less tight or free it from something holding it

means removing actual chains or fixed restraints rather than only loosening tightness

Antonyms

C

to chain

130 2.3

To fasten things together using metal links

R

to restrain

86 4.6

Hold a person or thing so it cannot move freely

How Free

to liberate

104 4.3

to unshackle

5 6.5

to unchain

6 4.1

release

279 1.8

to let go

∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology