UNBOUND
Dictionary entry overview: What does unbound mean?
• UNBOUND (adjective)
The adjective UNBOUND has 3 senses:
1. not secured within a cover
2. not restrained or tied down by bonds
3. not held in chemical or physical combination
Familiarity information: UNBOUND used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• UNBOUND (adjective)
Meaning:
Not secured within a cover
Context example:
an unbound book
Similar:
loose (not bound or fastened or gathered together)
looseleaf (being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged)
Antonym:
bound (secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form)
Meaning:
Not restrained or tied down by bonds
Similar:
unchained; unfettered; unshackled; untied (not bound by shackles and chains)
untethered (not confined or restricted with a tether)
Also:
free (able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint)
Antonym:
bound (confined by bonds)
Meaning:
Not held in chemical or physical combination
Similar:
free (unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion)
