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单词 unfettering
释义

unfetter

verb

un·​fet·​ter ˌən-ˈfe-tər How to pronounce unfetter (audio)
unfettered; unfettering; unfetters

transitive verb

1
: to free from fetters
unfetter a prisoner
2
: emancipate, liberate
unfetter the mind from prejudice

Synonyms

  • discharge
  • disenthrall
  • disenthral
  • emancipate
  • enfranchise
  • enlarge
  • free
  • liberate
  • loose
  • loosen
  • manumit
  • release
  • spring
  • unbind
  • uncage
  • unchain
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Example Sentences

authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets
Recent Examples on the Web His long run in office, however, delivered only partial victories on his two primary ambitions: to unfetter Japan’s military after decades of postwar pacifism and to jump-start and overhaul its economy through a program known as Abenomics. New York Times, 8 July 2022 The Safdies are pointedly effective in capturing the way in which a chaotic city’s overall rhythm goes on unfettered even as a character experiences a horrific disruption or glitch in one small part of it. Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2019 By manufacturing satellite components in space, Made In Space hopes to unfetter some of those launch constraints. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2019 By manufacturing satellite components in space, the company hopes to unfetter some of those launch constraints. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 July 2019 Unfettered by worries about his relationship, Caldwell thrived. Jason Blevins, The Denver Post, 18 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

unfettering 1 of 2

noun

as in unbinding

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unbinding
  • unfastening
  • freedom
  • untying
  • untieing
  • liberation
  • emancipation
  • detaching
  • disengaging
  • separation
  • parting
  • release

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bond
  • cement
  • union
  • cord
  • linkage
  • tie
  • attachment
  • connection
  • knot
  • yoke
  • link
  • ligature
  • nexus
  • fastening
  • joint
  • affection
  • sympathy
  • hookup
  • fondness
  • tie-up
  • linkup
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unfettering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of unfetter
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • freeing
  • liberating
  • releasing
  • rescuing
  • unchaining
  • loosening
  • emancipating
  • uncaging
  • enfranchising
  • manumitting
  • saving
  • unbinding
  • springing
  • enlarging
  • turning loose
  • disenthraling
  • discharging
  • disenthralling
  • unshackling
  • loosing
  • paroling
  • disencumbering
  • ransoming
  • extricating
  • redeeming
  • disengaging
  • disembarrassing
  • disentangling
  • bailing (out)
  • delivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • restraining
  • confining
  • fettering
  • binding
  • enchaining
  • shackling
  • handcuffing
  • imprisoning
  • locking (up)
  • committing
  • jailing
  • incarcerating
  • trammeling
  • subjugating
  • conquering
  • enslaving
  • trammelling
  • manacling
  • subduing
  • interning
  • immuring
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