unbend

Verb

Meaning

To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care.

To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.

To cast loose or untie, as a rope.

To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.

To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

relax straighten unwind slow down decompress loosen up chill out slack play rest flex loaf idle lounge slump
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Antonyms

bend half-moon eddy helix oxbow flex
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Hypernyms

turn loose relax loosen straighten unwind

Hyponyms

take it easy vegetate unbrace sit back vege out

Derivatives

unbent unbending

Anagrams

bunned

Examples

A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind. Sophocles

He relaxed in the hot tub Source: Internet

Let's all relax after a hard day's work Source: Internet

relax the tension on the rope Source: Internet

unbend the mind from absorbing too much information Source: Internet

unbend a bow Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

unbench unbenched unbenchmarked unbendable unbendableness unbendably