English dictionary — definitions & meanings

unpropitious

adj

Not propitious; unfavourable, untimely.

unprotected

adjective

Lacking protection or defense; exposed to harm.

unproven

adjective

Not shown or established to be true.

unprovoked

adjective

Happening without any prior action to cause it.

unpublished

adjective

Not yet made publicly available in print or online.

unpunishable

adj

Not punishable; unable to be punished.

unpunished

adjective

Not punished for wrongdoing.

unpuzzle

verb

To solve (a puzzle); to work out.

unqualified

adjective

Not having the necessary skills, training, or credentials.

unqualify

verb

To disqualify.

unquestionably

adverb

Without any doubt; certainly.

unquiet

adj

Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.

unquote

particle

Said aloud to mark the end of a quotation, often paired with "quote" at the start.

unrail

verb

To remove the rail or railings from.

unravel

verb

To untangle or separate threads that have become knotted or woven together.

unravelable

adj

Capable of being unravelled.

unraveled

adj

Untangled, undone, or figured out after being confusing or knotted.

unraveler

noun

One who, or that which, unravels.

unravelling

noun

The act of becoming unravelled.

unravelment

noun

The act of unravelling.

unreachable

adj

Impossible to get in contact with or physically get to.

unread

adj

Not having been read.

unreadable

adj

Impossible or very hard to make out because the handwriting or print is unclear.

unready

adj

Not yet mature; not yet ripe.

unreal

adj

Not real; existing only in imagination or seeming to lack the solidity of reality.

unrealistic

adj

Not based on a sensible or practical view of what is possible; not realistic.

unreality

noun

Lack of reality or real existence.

unreasonable

adj

Not guided by sound judgment or reason; excessive or unfair given the circumstances.

unreasonably

adv

In an unreasonable manner.

unrecognisable

adj

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of unrecognizable.

unrecognizable

adj

So changed that it can no longer be identified as what it once was.

unrecognized

adj

Not recognized:

unredeemed

adj

Not redeemed; not granted redemption or salvation; unsaved.

unrefined

adj

crude, raw or unprocessed

unreflective

adj

Not reflective; thoughtless

unregister

verb

To undo the process of registration for.

unregistered

adj

Not formally recorded on an official list or register.

unregretful

adj

Not regretful; having no regrets.

unreined

adj

Without reins.

unrelated

adj

Having no connection or link to something else.

unrelenting

adj

Not easing up or slowing down; continuing with full force or intensity.

unrelentingly

adv

In an unrelenting manner:

unrelentingness

noun

The quality of being unrelenting.

unreliable

adj

Not able to be trusted or depended on to perform consistently.

unremarkable

adj

Ordinary; not exceptional or worth commenting on.

unremitting

adj

Incessant; never slackening.

unrepentance

noun

Lack of repentance; failure to repent.

unrepentant

adj

Feeling or showing no sorrow or regret for wrongdoing.

unrequited

adj

Of feelings, especially love, not returned by the person they are directed at.

unreserved

adj

Not reserved: not otherwise or already committed.

unreservedly

adv

In an unreserved manner; showing emotion or lack of restraint.

unresisting

adj

Not resisting; compliant.

unresolved

adj

Not yet settled or brought to a conclusion.

unrespectable

noun

One who is not respectable.

unresponsive

adj

Not reacting or responding, especially to stimulation, treatment, or attempts at contact.

unrest

noun

A state of disorder, protest, or agitation, especially among a population.

unrestrained

adj

Not held back or controlled; excessive or unchecked.

unrestricted

adj

Not limited or confined by rules, boundaries, or conditions.

unresuscitable

adj

Impossible to resuscitate.

unriddle

verb

To figure out the answer to (a riddle).

unripe

adj

Developing too early; premature.

unripened

adj

Not ripened; still unripe.

unrivalled

adj

UK standard spelling of unrivaled.

unroll

verb

To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.

unromantic

adj

Not romantic; practical or unemotional in a way that lacks charm or affection.

unruffled

adj

Not ruffled or tousled.

unrulable

adj

That cannot be ruled or governed

unruled

adj

Plain, not ruled with lines.

unruly

adj

Difficult to control or discipline; disorderly or badly behaved.

unsacred

adj

Not sacred or sacrosanct; thus, accessible

unsafe

adj

Likely to cause harm or injury; not safe.

unsaid

adj

Not spoken aloud; left unexpressed.

unsanctified

adj

Not having been sanctified; not made sacred; remaining mundane or worldly.

unsanctioned

adj

Not sanctioned; not approved by a sanctioning body.

unsane

adj

Not sane, as:

unsanitary

adj

Dirty and likely to spread disease; not hygienic.

unsanity

noun

A deficiency of sanity, as:

unsatisfactory

adj

Not good enough to meet expectations or requirements.

unsatisfied

adj

Not pleased or content, especially with the amount or quality of something.

unsatisfying

adj

Not providing satisfaction.

unsavory

adj

Morally distasteful or disreputable.

unsay

verb

To withdraw, retract (something said).

unscathed

adj

Not harmed or injured, especially after a dangerous event.

unscheduled

adj

Not planned or arranged in advance.

unschooled

adj

Not schooled; not having been to school.

unscramble

verb

To rearrange jumbled letters into a real word or phrase, usually to solve an anagram or word puzzle.

unscrambler

noun

That which unscrambles; a device for decoding a scrambled signal.

unscrew

verb

To loosen or remove something by turning it, typically counter-clockwise.

unscrupulous

adj

Having no moral principles; willing to act dishonestly for personal gain.

unseal

verb

To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.

unsealed

adj

Not closed or fastened with a seal; opened.

unseasonable

adj

Not in accordance with the season.

unsecured

adj

Not physically fastened or made safe.

unseeded

adj

Not seeded (in any sense).

unseemly

adj

Not fitting proper standards of behaviour or decorum; improper.

unseen

adj

Not seen or noticed; invisible or hidden from view.

unselfconscious

adj

Not self-conscious; natural and genuine.

unselfish

adj

Willing to put others' needs ahead of one's own; generous.

unsequestered

adj

That has not been separated.

Unser

name

An American surname of German origin, notably borne by a family of famous Indianapolis 500 race car drivers.

unset

adj

Not set; not fixed or appointed.

unsettle

verb

To make upset or uncomfortable

unsettled

adj

Feeling anxious, disturbed, or uneasy.

unsettling

adj

Causing a feeling of unease, anxiety, or disturbance.

unsex

verb

To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.

unsexy

adj

Perceived as not having wide contemporary interest; plodding.

unshackle

verb

To remove shackles from someone or something.

unshakable

adj

So firm or certain that it cannot be shaken, doubted, or destroyed.

unsheathe

verb

To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword.

unshelled

adj

Not having had the shell removed.

unshod

adj

Not shod; without shoes.

unshot

adj

Not having been shot.

unsighted

adj

Not sighted; unseen.

unsightly

adj

Unpleasant or ugly to look at.

unsigned

adj

Not carrying a signature; unendorsed.

unskilled

adj

Lacking trained ability or expertise, describing a person or workforce.

unsmart

adj

Not smart (in various senses).

unsmiling

adj

Not smiling; serious or grave

unsmoked

adj

not preserved by treatment with smoke and thus retaining more of the original flavour, for example: unsmoked bacon or salmon.

unsmooth

verb

To make no longer smooth; to roughen or furrow.

unsnarl

verb

To remove or undo a snarl or tangle.

unsociable

adj

not desiring the company of others

unsocial

adj

Not seeking or showing the desire for the company of others; inhospitable.

unsoiled

adj

Uncontaminated, undirtied, pure, clean, immaculate.

unsolicited

adj

Given or sent without being asked for.

unsolve

verb

To undo or remove the solution to a problem; to put something into an unsolved state.

unsolved

adj

Not yet worked out or explained.

unsophisticate

noun

An unsophisticated person.

unsophisticated

adj

Simple or plain, lacking refinement, complexity, or worldly experience.

unsorted

adj

Not in any particular order or sequence.

unsound

adj

Not structurally solid; weak or defective.

unsparing

adj

Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough.

unspeak

verb

To retract what one has spoken, to unsay.

unspeakable

adj

So terrible or shocking that it is hard to put into words.

unspeaking

adj

Silent, not talking.

unspecific

adj

Synonym of nonspecific (“not specific”).

unspecified

adj

Not specified; not thoroughly explained or detailed; not adequately commented.

unspeedy

adj

Slow, not speedy; taking considerable time.

unspell

verb

To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant.

unsplittable

adj

Not capable of being split.

unspoiled

adj

Not damaged, ruined, or overdeveloped; kept in its natural or original state.

unspoilt

adj

Not spoilt, decayed or corrupted.

unspoken

adj

Not said out loud.

unsporting

adj

unfair, or not sportsmanlike

unspottable

adj

That cannot be seen or spotted; invisible.

unsprung

adj

Not supported by the suspension of a vehicle.

unstable

adj

Likely to shift, collapse, or change suddenly; not firmly fixed.

unstaffed

adj

Without staff, or workers.

unstated

adj

Not explicitly stated; unspoken.

unstay

verb

To undo the establishment of; disestablish; dissolve; divest.