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")