unstuck
Americanadjective
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freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck.
When firmly pushed, the door became unstuck.
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out of order, control, or coherence; undone.
Their well-laid plans came unstuck under pressure.
adjective
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freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc
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to suffer failure or disaster
Etymology
Origin of unstuck
Example Sentences
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Her vocal stacks and counter-melodies are full of intricate detail; and her phrasing is exquisite, even on the jazz numbers where lesser pop singers would come unstuck.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
But many family-run businesses come unstuck because they focus on short-term moneymaking, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Over the last couple of years, the long-term political parallels between the U.S. and the United Kingdom seem to have come unstuck.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
But they came unstuck in the freezing conditions at the stadium 200km north of the Arctic Circle, losing 3-1.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Billy first came unstuck while World War Two was in progress.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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