unlash

verb

ˌən-ˈlash How to pronounce unlash (audio)
Definition of unlashnext
as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlash
  1. untie
  2. undo
  3. unfasten
  4. loosen
  5. unbind
Verb
  • This and that Why yes, Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis does in fact play with his shoelaces untied.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Most versions of the story focus on the shock ending, the moment the ribbon comes untied and Jenny’s head plops to the floor.
    — Jennifer Givhan, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of untie
Verb
  • Unfortunately, many in Congress still oppose reforms — such as the RESTORE Patent Rights Act, the PREVAIL Act, and the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act — that would strengthen America’s IP system and undo the mistakes of recent decades.
    — Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that ″the decision to undo all of this, to block all of it, seems wrong to me.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of undo
Verb
  • Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
    — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of unfasten
Verb
  • When the lid loosens, LINE1 jumps around, DNA damage piles up and biological aging speeds up.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
  • None of this has loosened the ties among the United States’ adversaries.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of loosen
Verb
  • This work unbinds the body from centuries of Western imagery, freeing it from representation and opening it to abstraction.
    — Mame-Diarra Niang, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2025
  • But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of unbind
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“Unlash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlash. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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