Antonyms of adj rootbound

2 senses of rootbound

Sense 1
potbound, rootbound -- ((of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots)

INDIRECT (VIA planted) -> unplanted -- (not planted)

Sense 2
rootbound -- (having the roots matted or densely tangled; "shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner)

INDIRECT (VIA tangled) -> untangled -- (not tangled)

Similarity of adj rootbound

2 senses of rootbound

Sense 1
potbound, rootbound -- ((of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots)
       => planted (vs. unplanted) -- (set in the soil for growth)

Sense 2
rootbound -- (having the roots matted or densely tangled; "shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner)
       => tangled (vs. untangled) -- (in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes")

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