Need another word that means the same as “unlock”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “unlock” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Unlock” are: unbolt, unlatch, unbar, undo, unfasten, unclick, unpick, unseal, unclose, open, free, throw open, throw wide
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unlock” as a verb can have the following definitions:
free | Free from obligations or duties. We are freeing management time for alternative work. |
open | Become open. Open your mind to what is going on around you. |
throw open | Put or send forth. |
throw wide | Get rid of. |
unbar | Remove a bar from (a door. She unbarred the gate. |
unbolt | Open (a door or window) by drawing back a bolt. Unbolt the door. |
unclick | Deselect (an option on an electronic interface) by pressing a button on a mouse or screen. I put my hand down to unclick my seatbelt but realized I forgot to buckle it in the first place. |
unclose | Open. An unclosed file. |
undo | Remove the outer cover or wrapping of. You can frequently undo the error if you notice it in time. |
unfasten | Become undone or untied. He had left the door unfastened. |
unlatch | Unfasten the latch of (a door or gate. He found the door unlatched. |
unpick | Undo the sewing of. Elisabeth did not want to unpick the past. |
unseal | Remove or break the seal of. He unsealed the letter. |
binary | A binary star. A binary compound. |
brake | Make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake. She wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage. |
breaking | The act of breaking something. |
buckle | Fasten with a buckle or buckles. Black shoes with ornate buckles. |
cipher | A message written in a secret code. He wrote cryptic notes in a cipher. |
code | Be the genetic code for an amino acid or protein. I no longer actively code in PHP. |
codify | Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code. This would codify existing intergovernmental cooperation on drugs. |
coding | The process or activity of writing computer programs. The forms are checked and returned to the census officer for coding. |
cryptography | The art of writing or solving codes. |
decode | Convert (a coded message) into intelligible language. Processors used to decode CD quality digital audio signals. |
digit | A finger, thumb, or toe. 0 and 1 are digits. |
door | The entrance the space in a wall through which you enter or leave a room or building the space that a door can close. That audition was the door to all my future successes. |
encode | Convert (information or an instruction) into a particular form. The amount of time required to encode a wav file to mp3 format. |
encrypt | Convert ordinary language into code. Encrypted data. |
encryption | The process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access. I use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online. |
escutcheon | A flat piece of metal for protection and often ornamentation, around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch. |
firewall | Protect a network or system from unauthorized access with a firewall. A firewalled network. |
hash | Make meat or other food into a hash. They met during the day to hash out the campaign s reaction to the controversy. |
indecipherable | Not easily deciphered. An indecipherable message. |
interlock | The act of interlocking or meshing. An interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check. |
journalism | The product of the activity of journalism. A collection of journalism. |
key | The keyhole shaped area marked on the court near each basket. His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot. |
latch | Fasten with a latch. The output relay can be set to latch at a preset value. |
lock | Fasten or secure something with a lock. A steering lock. |
mechanism | Device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function. A third motor powers the tape eject mechanism. |
password | A secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to a place. Each user has a password in order to log on to the network. |
shut | Prevent from entering shut out. The accident and emergency departments will shut. |
stud | Decorate or augment something with many studs or similar small objects. Diamond stud earrings. |
zero | Adjust an instrument to zero. Zero the counter when the tape has rewound. |
zip | Close with a zipper. The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed. |
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