unplugged
adjective
un·plugged ˌən-ˈpləgd 
: acoustic sense 2
an unplugged performance
Example Sentences
The band's latest album was unplugged.
Recent Examples on the Web The power cord on the Black+Decker Three-in-One Electric leaf blower kept coming unplugged from our extension cords when testing this model in the lab. 
Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 The truly unplugged vacation is becoming a thing of the past. Trey Williams, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 Fortunately, about 90% of the filings had been stored on external discs at his Bay Area home, unplugged from the internet and thus out of the hackers’ reach. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Many of us often forget as able-bodied people that for significant portions of the population, daily tasks such as filling up a gas tank, or getting an electric vehicle plugged and unplugged at a charging station, can be difficult or impossible. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 23 July 2022 Even within a semi-unplugged framework, White contains multitudes, packing in plenty of styles under one faintly folksy umbrella. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 July 2022 According to the trooper report, Kavanaugh unplugged trooper equipment while at a trooper post, resulting in a charge of fifth degree criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor. Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2022 Blossom Music Center as a venue often lends itself to better sound during unplugged performances and The Chicks took full advantage. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 28 June 2022 There’s a section where the saxes play a sweet melody while the orchestra makes a thudding wind-down sound as if it’s being unplugged. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2022 See More
Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 The truly unplugged vacation is becoming a thing of the past. Trey Williams, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 Fortunately, about 90% of the filings had been stored on external discs at his Bay Area home, unplugged from the internet and thus out of the hackers’ reach. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Many of us often forget as able-bodied people that for significant portions of the population, daily tasks such as filling up a gas tank, or getting an electric vehicle plugged and unplugged at a charging station, can be difficult or impossible. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 23 July 2022 Even within a semi-unplugged framework, White contains multitudes, packing in plenty of styles under one faintly folksy umbrella. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 July 2022 According to the trooper report, Kavanaugh unplugged trooper equipment while at a trooper post, resulting in a charge of fifth degree criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor. Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2022 Blossom Music Center as a venue often lends itself to better sound during unplugged performances and The Chicks took full advantage. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 28 June 2022 There’s a section where the saxes play a sweet melody while the orchestra makes a thudding wind-down sound as if it’s being unplugged. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
unplugged
verb
as in opened
to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions the chimney should work just fine once it is unplugged and cleaned out Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- opened
- unclogged
- cleared
- unstopped
- freed
- smoothed
- facilitated
- loosened (up)
- eased
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stopped
- blocked
- closed
- plugged (up)
- clogged (up)
- obstructed
- interfered (with)
- hampered
- hindered
- impeded
- dammed (up)
- encumbered
- constricted
- trammeled
- trammelled
- barricaded
- blockaded