Standard Lemma guide

untied

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N T AY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not tied; undone

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of untie

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

with laces not tied

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unlaced

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

not tied

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfastened

Antonyms: tied

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not bound by shackles and chains

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unchained, unfettered, unshackled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tied English untied From un- + tied.

From untie + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: արձակ (arjak) — not tied
  • Armenian: արձակված (arjakvac) — not tied
  • Latin: solūtus — not tied
  • Māori: matoha — not tied
  • Tagalog: hulagpos — not tied
Real reading context

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