unchainedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈtʃeɪnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈtʃeɪnd/ (un- prefix1 2.)
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [adjective] > liberated > freed from restraint
out-let1601
unchained1664
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > not fastened in other specific manner
unpinneda1393
unlaced1447
unnailed?1572
unrooted1604
ungirthed1628
unlatched1651
unchained1664
unlooped1716
unbolted1793
unbelted1814
unhinged1824
unclasped1825
unpulleyed1839
strapless1846
unwelded1846
unroped1849
unhasped1856
unwhipped1867
unbuckled1874
unsoldered1876
stringless1882
unspiked1902
unclipped1922
unzippered1936
unzipped1940
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > natural forces
unbridled?1814
unchained1865
1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 323 The unchain'd Barges separated themselves from one another.
1704 M. Prior Let. to Boileau Despreaux 174 The Eagle,..Unchain'd and Free, directs her upward Flight.
a1721 M. Prior Female Phaeton vi Dearest Mamma, for once let me, Unchain'd, my Fortune try.
1745 E. Young Consolation 31 Come, my Prometheus, from thy pointed Rock Of false Ambition, if unchain'd, we'll mount.
1816 Ld. Byron Siege of Corinth viii. 14 Given to none, Had young Francesca's hand remain'd Still by the church's bonds unchained.
1865 A. Esquiros Cornwall 156 One must have lived there to know what is the violence of the unchained winds.
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adj.1664