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Definitions for Unbend

[1] to straighten from a bent form or position.
[2] to release from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax: to unbend one's mind.
[3] to release from tension, as a bow.
[4] Nautical . to loose or untie, as a sail or rope. to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails.
[5] to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner: Imagine him unbending!
[6] to become unbent; straighten.
[7] to release or be released from the restraints of formality and ceremony
[8] informal to relax (the mind) or (of the mind) to become relaxed
[9] to become or be made straightened out from an originally bent shape or position
[10] (tr) nautical to remove (a sail) from a stay, mast, yard, etc to untie (a rope, etc) or cast (a cable) loose

Words related to Unbend

unwind, recline, soften, calm, breathe, relax, lean, deign, rectify, uncoil, loosen, defrost, melt, dissolve, spread, unravel, unfurl, repose, rest, tranquilize

Words nearby Unbend

unbelievable, unbelievably, unbeliever, unbelieving, unbelt, unbend, unbending, unbent, unbiased, unbiblical, unbidden

Origin of Unbend

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; see origin at un-2, bend1

Other words from Unbend

un·bend·a·ble , adjective

Synonyms for Unbend

calm, lie down, loosen up, recline, sit back, soften, unwind, laze, repose, rest, tranquilize, unlax, breathe easy, calm down, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool off, ease off, feel at home, hang loose, knock off, let oneself go, make oneself at home, put one's feet up, settle back, simmer down, sit around, stop work, take a break, take a breather, take it easy, take one's time, take ten, take time out