What is another word for untied?

It depends which untied you mean. In the sense “not tied”, the synonyms are unfastened. Across all 3 senses there are 5 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of untied?

The recorded antonym is tied. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Why are the synonyms for untied split into groups?

Because untied carries 3 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for untied come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Synonyms and antonyms

untied

untied/ənˈtaɪd/

adjectiveFamiliar

untied has 5 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is tied.

5
Distinct synonyms: 1
Antonym: 3 of 3
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

untied as an adjective

3 of 3 senses carry a relation

1.
not tied
Synonymsunfastened
Antonymstied
2.
with laces not tied
“teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers”
Synonymsunlaced
3.
not bound by shackles and chains
Synonymsunchained unfettered unshackled

Questions about untied

What is another word for untied?: It depends which untied you mean. In the sense “not tied”, the synonyms are unfastened. Across all 3 senses there are 5 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.
What is the opposite of untied?: The recorded antonym is tied. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for untied split into groups?: Because untied carries 3 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Where do the synonyms for untied come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of untied

Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for untied come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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Synonyms and antonyms

untied

untied/ənˈtaɪd/

adjectiveFamiliar

5
Distinct synonyms: 1
Antonym: 3 of 3
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

untied as an adjective

3 of 3 senses carry a relation

1.
not tied
Synonymsunfastened
Antonymstied
2.
with laces not tied
“teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers”
Synonymsunlaced
3.
not bound by shackles and chains
Synonymsunchained unfettered unshackled

Questions about untied

What is another word for untied?: It depends which untied you mean. In the sense “not tied”, the synonyms are unfastened. Across all 3 senses there are 5 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.
What is the opposite of untied?: The recorded antonym is tied. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for untied split into groups?: Because untied carries 3 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Where do the synonyms for untied come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of untied

Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for untied come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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