| Main Entry: | unbutton |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unfasten |
Synonyms: |
loose, open, undo |
Antonyms: |
button, fasten |
| Main Entry: | disrobe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take off one's clothes |
Synonyms: |
bare, denudate, denude, deprive, dismantle, divest, doff, husk, peel*, remove, shed, shuck, slip out of, strip, take it off, unbutton, unclothe, uncover, undress |
Antonyms: |
clothe, put on |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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 |