unbound

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of unbind

adj

1. (not-comparable)Not bound.

   “Near-synonyms: unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered; unfettered, fetterless”

   “The terms of the contract inadvertently left certain unbound aspects to subjective interpretation.”

2. (not-comparable)Not bound.

   “Near-synonyms: unfettered, fetterless, unrestrained, unchained, unshackled, shackleless, unmanacled, unhandcuffed”

   “The hostages' hands were left unbound.”

3. (not-comparable)Not bound.

   “an unbound book”

   “Beneath an old ebony table were two long carved oak chests. I lifted the lid of one, and at the top was a once-white surplice covered with dust, and beneath was a mass of tracts — Commonwealth Quartos, unbound — a prey to worms and decay.”

4. (not-comparable)Not bound.

   “Helium-2 is unbound, as it is energetically favorable for it to split into two separate protons.”