unbar

[uhn-bahr] / ʌnˈbɑr /

VERB

loose/loosen

Synonyms

WEAK

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 unbolt unbuckle unbutton unchain unclasp undo unfasten unfix unhitch unhook unlace unlash unlatch unleash unlock unloose unpin unscrew unsnap unstick unstrap untie untighten work free work loose

Antonyms

WEAK

bind limit restrict tighten

VERB

loosen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate break up ease loose relax slacken undo unlock unscrew untie

STRONG

deliver detach discharge disconnect disengage disjoin emancipate extricate free liberate manumit mitigate release separate unbolt unbuckle unbutton unchain unclasp unfasten unhitch unhook unlace unlash unleash unloose unpin unstrap

WEAK

become unfastened disenthrall ease off lax let go let out unfix unlatch unsnap unstick untighten work free work loose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase tighten

STRONG

attach button combine confine connect couple detain engage fasten hitch hold hook imprison incarcerate join keep limit link restrain unite

VERB

open

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expand free release

STRONG

bare broach burst crack disclose display disrupt fissure gap gape hole jimmy lacerate lance penetrate perforate pierce pop puncture reveal rupture separate sever slit slot split tap unblock unbolt unclothe uncork uncover undo unfasten unfold unfurl unlock unroll unseal untie unwrap vent ventilate yawn yawp

WEAK

break in break out bust in come apart kick in throw wide unclose unlatch unshut unstop

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold

STRONG

close close up combine conceal cover fasten fix hide join marry mend misunderstand secrete sew suppress unite withhold wrap

WEAK

block bury conclude end exclude finish hinder shut

Example Sentences

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Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

I cried, “why did you unbar the door?”

From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

"It is I, Pierre," cried he; "come down and unbar the door!"

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

Etym., débacler, French, to unbar, to break up as a river does at the cessation of a long-continued frost.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

"The time is not yet up," returned Brian, beginning to unbar the door, and he laughed at the mocking voice.

From Nuala O'Malley by Bedford-Jones, H.

unbar

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