verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of unstick form-of, participle, past
2. 2
   To unstick; to get something unstuck nonstandard, transitive

   "My car is stuck in the snow. How do I unstuck it?"

Adjective

1. 1
   free wordnet
2. 2
   thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

adriftafloatchaoticcleardisorganizedfloating

Antonyms

All antonyms

stuck

Example

More examples

"I can't get the drawer unstuck."

Etymology

From un- + stuck.

Related phrases

come unstuck

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