unbound

[ uhn-bound ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of unbind.

adjective

1. not bound, as a book.
2. free; not attached, as by a chemical bond:

   unbound electrons.

unbound

/ ʌnˈbaʊnd /

verb

1. See unbind
   the past tense and past participle of unbind

adjective

1. (of a book) not bound within a cover
2. not restrained or tied down by bonds
3. (of a morpheme) able to form a word by itself; free

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbound¹

before 900; (adj.) Middle English unbounde, unbunden, Old English unbunden; un- ¹, bound ¹

Example Sentences

The thesis of the book is that monetary liberalization, deregulation of the banking system and a lot of choices made during the second half of the 20th century caused the Fed to become “unbound.”

From ProPublica

However, just because a star is moving fast does not necessarily make it a hypervelocity star unbound from the Milky Way.

From Popular-Science

All in all, Montero is the work of an unbound, creative and well-connected 22-year-old who kicked open the industry doors two years ago and has no intention of vacating his top spot anytime soon.

From Time

For better or worse, the mode’s prevalence on Solar Power reveals a Lorde completely unbound from the prevailing pop approaches of the day, emphasizing her preferred status as an industry outsider marching to the beat of her own drum.

From Time

But these comments, made Wednesday night in New York City, were particularly unbound.

From The Daily Beast

Vogel spins a story of a political culture becoming slowly unbound by previous constraints like party loyalty or seniority.

From The Daily Beast

He glides almost instantly from place to place as if unbound by mortal shackles such as gravity and momentum.

From The Daily Beast

So many of the delegates who are coming to the convention are unbound delegates.

From The Daily Beast

So Roly dove into his pack, which lay unbound on the shore, and presently produced a fish-line wound around a chip.

From Project Gutenberg

I suffered my guards to lead me away from the Durbar; I was thrust into a vile hole, and at last my arms were unbound.

From Project Gutenberg

The doctor went straight to the prisoner, unbound his hands, and struck him on the breast and back.

From Project Gutenberg

As all the seats were filled with unopened papers and unbound books, the youth said he preferred to stand.

From Project Gutenberg

It consisted of about 4,000 volumes, bound and unbound, a fourth part being MSS.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• boundless
• continuous
• endless
• eternal
• incessant
• limitless
• long-winded
• never-ending
• perpetual
• protracted