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unscrew
verb as in loose/loosen
Weak matches
- alleviate
- become unfastened
- break up
- deliver
- detach
- discharge
- disconnect
- disengage
- disenthrall
- disjoin
- ease
- ease off
- emancipate
- extricate
- free
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- manumit
- mitigate
- relax
- release
- separate
- slacken
- unbar
- unbolt
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unchain
- unclasp
- undo
- unfasten
- unfix
- unhitch
- unhook
- unlace
- unlash
- unlatch
- unleash
- unlock
- unloose
- unpin
- unsnap
- unstick
- unstrap
- untie
- untighten
- work free
- work loose
verb as in loosen
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Example Sentences
To unscrew the cover, the tool is turned over and the handle turned in the opposite direction.
The cap should have a square nut for a wrench to tighten or unscrew the cap.
There was also a pistol-key to unscrew the pistol for the purpose of loading, and some sand-paper and a pistol-mould.
Sam Burkholder slouched over to the car and began to unscrew the radiator cap.
If split pins are used, be sure to see that they are used in such a way that the nut cannot possibly unscrew at all.
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On this page you'll find 132 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unscrew, such as: alleviate, become unfastened, break up, deliver, detach, and discharge.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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