unbound

• Décrit quelque chose qui n'est pas lié, attaché ou limité ; libre de toute contrainte ou frontière, que ce soit physiquement, métaphoriquement ou dans un contexte littéraire.

Describes something that is not tied, confined, or restricted; free from limits or constraints.

1. Not secured within a coverB2formal

   Describes a book or document that is not bound or has no cover.

   non relié

   • The manuscript was left unbound on the desk.
   • She preferred unbound pages for easier scanning.
   • The printer delivered the report unbound.

   Synonymesloose

   Antonymesboundcovered

2. Not restrained or tied downB2formal

   Free from physical or metaphorical bonds; not confined.

   non lié, libre

   • The prisoner was finally unbound after years of captivity.
   • Her imagination was unbound by any rules.
   • He felt unbound from the constraints of his old job.

   Synonymesfreelooseunchainedunconfinedunconstrainedunfetteredunrestrainedunshackleduntied

   Antonymesboundconfinedfastenedrestrainedtied

3. Not held in chemical or physical combinationC1formalscientific

   Describes atoms, molecules, or particles that are not chemically bonded or physically attached.

   non lié

   • The unbound electrons moved freely through the conductor.
   • In the solution, the ions remained unbound.
   • The experiment measured the energy of unbound particles.

   Synonymesfreelooseunattacheduncombinedunconnected

   Antonymesattachedboundcombinedlinked

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de libérer ou de dégager quelque chose d'un état lié, attaché, contraint ou entravé, en dénouant ou en retirant un lien physique ou figuré.

A verb used to indicate the act of releasing or freeing something from being tied, bound, or constrained.

verbe irrégulier

1. Untie or unfastenB2formal

   To release something that is tied, bound, or fastened.

   détacher, délier

   • She carefully unbound the ropes from the package.
   • He unbound the knot with a quick flick of his wrist.
   • The prisoner was unbound and set free.

   Synonymesfreelooseloosenreleaseunchainundounfastenunlooseuntie

   Antonymesattachbindfastensecuretie