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  • as inloose/loosen
  • as inloosen

synonyms for unscrew

See also synonyms for: unscrewed
  • alleviate
  • break up
  • ease
  • loose
  • relax
  • slacken
  • undo
  • unlock
  • untie
  • deliver
  • detach
  • discharge
  • disconnect
  • disengage
  • disjoin
  • emancipate
  • extricate
  • free
  • liberate
  • manumit
  • mitigate
  • release
  • separate
  • unbar
  • unbolt
  • unbuckle
  • unbutton
  • unchain
  • unclasp
  • unfasten
  • unhitch
  • unhook
  • unlace
  • unlash
  • unleash
  • unloose
  • unpin
  • unstrap
  • become unfastened
  • disenthrall
  • ease off
  • lax
  • let go
  • let out
  • unfix
  • unlatch
  • unsnap
  • unstick
  • untighten
  • work free
  • work loose

antonyms for unscrew

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  • bind
  • limit
  • restrict
  • tighten
  • increase
  • tighten
  • attach
  • button
  • combine
  • confine
  • connect
  • couple
  • detain
  • engage
  • fasten
  • hitch
  • hold
  • hook
  • imprison
  • incarcerate
  • join
  • keep
  • limit
  • link
  • restrain
  • unite
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How to use unscrew in a sentence

But, it makes the bottle a lot easier to drink from since I don’t have to unscrew the cap all the time.
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The hard drive slot has a cover, which you’ll need to unscrew.
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The back of its handle unscrews, and the spare carving points can be stored inside it.
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The adapter accessory works just fine, but when you unscrew the QuadCast S from its stand, two plastic washers fall out which are nearly impossible to put back.
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A couple screws in a panel on the low ceiling above me, half unscrewed, danced in their sockets.
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To unscrew the cover, the tool is turned over and the handle turned in the opposite direction.
THE BOY MECHANIC, BOOK 2VARIOUS
The cap should have a square nut for a wrench to tighten or unscrew the cap.
ELEMENTS OF PLUMBINGSAMUEL DIBBLE
There was also a pistol-key to unscrew the pistol for the purpose of loading, and some sand-paper and a pistol-mould.
THE CHRONICLES OF CRIME OR THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. V. 1/2CAMDEN PELHAM
Sam Burkholder slouched over to the car and began to unscrew the radiator cap.
GHOST BEYOND THE GATEMILDRED A. WIRT
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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