| Main Entry: | unlock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | open; solve |
Synonyms: |
break in, crack, decipher, free, jimmy, liberate, open the door, pop, release, set free, unbolt, unbutton, uncork, undo, unfasten, unhook, unlatch, unravel, unseal, unshut |
| Main Entry: | loose/loosen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set free; unbind |
Synonyms: |
alleviate, become unfastened, break up, deliver, detach, discharge, disconnect, disengage, disenthrall, disjoin, ease, ease off, emancipate, extricate, free, let go, let out, liberate, manumit, mitigate, relax, release, separate, slacken, unbar, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfix, unhitch, unhook, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unpin, unscrew, unsnap, unstick, unstrap, untie, untighten, work free, work loose |
Antonyms: |
bind, limit, restrict, tighten |
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clear, expose; spread |
Synonyms: |
bare, break in, break out, broach, burst, bust in, come apart, crack, disclose, display, disrupt, expand, fissure, free, gap, gape, hole, jimmy, kick in, lacerate, lance, penetrate, perforate, pierce, pop, puncture, release, reveal, rupture, separate, sever, slit, slot, split, tap, throw wide, unbar, unblock, unbolt, unclose, unclothe, uncork, uncover, undo, unfasten, unfold, unfurl, unlatch, unlock, unroll, unseal, unshut, unstop, untie, unwrap, vent, ventilate, yawn, yawp |
Antonyms: |
block, bury, cover, exclude, hide, hinder, shut |
| Main Entry: | solve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer, resolve |
Synonyms: |
break*, clarify, clear up, construe, crack*, deal with, decide, decipher, decode, determine, disentangle, divine, do, elucidate, enlighten, explain, expound, fathom, figure out, find out, fix, get, get right, get to the bottom, have, hit, hit upon, illuminate, interpret, iron out, lick*, make a dent, make out, pan out, put two and two together, puzzle, reason, settle, think out, unfold, unlock, unravel, unriddle, untangle, work, work out |
Antonyms: |
pose, question, search, wonder |
| Main Entry: | undo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | open |
Synonyms: |
disengage, disentangle, free, loose, loosen, release, unbind, unblock, unbutton, unclose, unfasten, unfix, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unravel, unshut, unstop, untie, unwrap |
| Notes: | undo means to reverse an action or thing; undue means 'inappropriate' or 'excessive' |
Antonyms: |
close, do, fasten |
| Main Entry: | loosen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unbind |
Synonyms: |
alleviate, become unfastened, break up, deliver, detach, discharge, disconnect, disengage, disenthrall, disjoin, ease, ease off, emancipate, extricate, free, lax, let go, let out, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, mitigate, relax, release, separate, slacken, unbar, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfix, unhitch, unhook, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unpin, unscrew, unsnap, unstick, unstrap, untie, untighten, work free, work loose |
Antonyms: |
tighten |
| Main Entry: | unfasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detach |
Synonyms: |
loosen, open, unbind, unbuckle, unbutton, unclasp, undo, unhitch, unhook, unlock, unsnap, untie |
Antonyms: |
button, clasp, fasten, fix, secure |
| Main Entry: | unfasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disengage |
Synonyms: |
detach, free, loosen, open, unbuckle, unbutton, undo, unhitch, unhook, unlace, unlock, unloosen, unpin, unsnap, untie |
Antonyms: |
fasten |
| Main Entry: | unbind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | undo |
Synonyms: |
disengage, disentangle, free, loose*, loosen, release, slip*, unblock, unbutton, unclasp, unclose, unfasten, unfix, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unravel, unshut, unstop, untie, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | unclasp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | undo |
Synonyms: |
disengage, disentangle, free, loose*, loosen, release, slip*, unbind, unblock, unbutton, unclose, unfasten, unfix, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unravel, unshut, unstop, untie, unwrap |