unhooked

verb

past tense of unhook
as in unfastened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhooked
  1. unfastened
  2. disconnected
  3. detached
  4. undid
  5. severed
  6. dissociated
  7. uncoupled
  8. divided
Verb
  • After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of unfastened
Verb
  • And, often, the material is so technical that it is disconnected from real-world use, leading to even less engagement and retention.
    — Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Media already selected for AI training may remain in Google's training systems after it has been disconnected from your account.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • And right now the -- a lot of the worst politicians right now are sitting up on high in Oval Office rooms, detached from the feelings of working class people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The study hypothesized that the sickle was added before the body fully decomposed since no joints were detached or displaced, as archaeologists would expect if a grave were to be disturbed after the body became a skeleton.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of detached
Verb
  • Latter-day stars politely shrug off the comparisons; fans are chastened by having witnessed how fame — and a craving for control — undid their favorite performer.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Hatagan’s testimony at his sentencing undid the fraudulent invoices claim presented by prosecutors and that statute of limitations began when the alleged crime occurred, the motion stated.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of undid
Verb
  • Across the Sahel region, a vast arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert, militaries that grabbed power citing security failures have severed ties with longtime Western security allies and turned to Russia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Are the social lives of cartoons and people completely severed?
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of severed
Verb
  • This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Out the bottom, hypoaroused, includes being disengaged, numb, frozen, apathetic or even dissociated.
    — Dr. Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of dissociated
Verb
  • Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of uncoupled
Verb
  • While the class was divided between protectionists and free-traders, the teacher gave no indication of his own views, and the textbook presented objective facts along with arguments from both sides.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The jury, says Rahmani, may be divided on her insanity defense.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of divided
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“Unhooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhooked. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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