unstuck

[ uhn-stuhk ]

/ ʌnˈstʌk /

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adjective

freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck: When firmly pushed, the door became unstuck.

out of order, control, or coherence; undone: Their well-laid plans came unstuck under pressure.

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Origin of unstuck

un-¹ + stuck

Words nearby unstuck

unstriated, unstring, unstriped, unstructured, unstrung, unstuck, unstudied, unsub, unsubscribe, unsubstantial, unsubstantiated

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How to use unstuck in a sentence

In the first chapter of Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 anti-war masterpiece about a hapless American soldier who becomes “unstuck in time,” the author indicates that he wrote more than five thousand pages by 1965.
What Early Drafts of Slaughterhouse-Five Reveal About Kurt Vonnegut's Struggles|Tom Roston|November 11, 2021|Time
When we take away the expectation of an immediate response, employees who rely on a last-minute surge of activity to get a task over the line are likely to come unstuck.
‘Change without story is a mandate, change with story is purpose’: Why marketing and comms execs are being tapped for chief-of-remote roles|Jessica Davies|August 2, 2021|Digiday
The industry flourishes in times of predictability, and tends to come unstuck during moments of unpredictable demand.
The Suez Canal is clear, but shipping is still broken|Felix Salmon|April 2, 2021|Axios
As with wood, a steam mop cleaner can warp or crack laminate, and potentially even cause it to come unstuck from the floor.
Best steam mop: For gleaming, sanitized floors|PopSci Commerce Team|March 18, 2021|Popular-Science

That means you should head south prepared for vehicle repairs, complete with the parts, tools, and necessary knowledge of how to use them in such a situation, as well as the ability to get your vehicle unstuck from sand, mud, or obstacles.
How to Choose Your Own Adventure in Baja|Wes Siler|March 9, 2021|Outside Online
It took me a while to figure out I needed closure to get unstuck.
Magic Johnson: I Survived|Allison Samuels|May 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The leather, being damp, may possibly become unstuck and stretched during this process.
The Decoration of Leather|Georges de Rcy
It came unstuck from the frame with a tiny explosion of dust and a zing like that of the watch, only louder.
The Moon is Green|Fritz Reuter Leiber
Well, at the time of the hatching, this disk becomes unstuck, lifts and allows the new-born Spiders to pass through.
The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre
"Yes, and if we don't get our houses unstuck pretty soon, we'll remember her a long while," said Susan darkly.
Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs|Anne Warner
With a final desperate lunge, Lizzie yielded to my efforts and came unstuck.
Across America by Motor-cycle|C. K. Shepherd

British Dictionary definitions for unstuck

unstuck

/ (ʌnˈstʌk) /

adjective

freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc

come unstuck to suffer failure or disaster

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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unstuck

see under come apart at the seams.

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