adjective
unbound
un-BOUND/ʌnbˈaʊnd/
Not held by a bond or limit.
The wheat lies unbound beside its untied cord.
Etymology
Reversing a binding releases something from its ties. Unbound developed from the participle of unbind, with physical release also supplying the figurative sense of freedom from constraint.
In context
Life is bound by space and time. God is unbound by space and time.
More examples
- She felt unbound by the old agreement.
- The horse stood unbound beside its handler.
- Their imagination remained unbound by convention.
Forms
unbound
unbind verb — release from a binding
Similar words
- unfastened
- Unfastened describes release from a fastening; unbound can also mean free from an obligation or limit.
- unrestricted
- Unrestricted is free from rules or limits; unbound may be literal or figurative.