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UNCHAINED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unchained mean?
• UNCHAINED (adjective)
The adjective UNCHAINED has 1 sense:
1. not bound by shackles and chains
Familiarity information: UNCHAINED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not bound by shackles and chains
Synonyms:
unchained; unfettered; unshackled; untied
Similar:
unbound (not restrained or tied down by bonds)
Context examples
I had unchained an enemy among them whose joy it was to shed their blood and to revel in their groans.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
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