Synonyms

unstuck

American

[uhn-stuhk] / ʌnˈstʌk /

adjective

freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck: stick.

When firmly pushed, the door became unstuck.
out of order, control, or coherence; undone.

Their well-laid plans came unstuck under pressure.

unstuck British

/ ʌnˈstʌk /

adjective

freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc
to suffer failure or disaster

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unstuck Idioms

see under come apart at the seams.

Etymology

Origin of unstuck

un- ¹ + stuck

Example Sentences

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And it's while the attempt to constrain the pay bill that gobbles 55% of day-to-day spending is coming unstuck, two years into a three-year cap.

From BBC

Yet in the play-offs, all have come unstuck against sides who finished lower in the table but play a more intense brand of football.

From BBC

But many family-run businesses come unstuck because they focus on short-term moneymaking, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

But Van Veen came unstuck in a tight contest with Van Gerwen, who averaged seven points more than the European champion in the final to take victory.

From BBC

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