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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

What humble hands unbar those gates of morn Through which the splendors of the New Day burst!

From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by Lowell, James Russell

What humble hands unbar those gates of morn Through which the splendors of the new day burst.

From Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose by Dickey, J. M. (John Marcus)

These flowers of June The gates of memory unbar; These flowers of June Such old-time harmonies retune, I fain would keep the gates ajar, So full of sweet enchantment are These flowers of June.

From The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets by Various

The turnkey on duty that night went with the carriage to unbar the outer gate for it to pass.

From Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte