English dictionary — definitions & meanings

unsteadfast

adj

Not steadfast; wavering, unfaithful.

unsteadiness

noun

The quality of being unsteady.

unsteady

adj

Not firmly balanced or supported; shaky.

unstinting

adj

Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.

unstirred

adj

That has not been mixed by stirring.

unstoppable

adj

Impossible to stop or prevent from continuing.

unstow

verb

To unload (stowed cargo) from a ship, etc.

unstrain

verb

To relieve from strain; to relax.

unstrange

verb

To remove the strangeness from; to make less strange; make familiar.

unstressed

adj

Not stressed or accentuated.

unstuck

adj

No longer stuck or attached.

unstudious

adj

Not studious; not inclined towards studying.

unstylish

adj

Not stylish; unfashionable.

unsubmissive

adj

Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient

unsubscribe

verb

To cancel your registration to a mailing list, newsletter or notification service so that you stop receiving its messages.

unsubstantiated

adj

Not backed up by evidence or proof.

unsuccessful

adj

Not achieving the intended result; having failed.

unsuccessfully

adv

Without achieving the desired result.

unsuction

verb

To remove suction, such as when suction cups become detached.

unsudden

adj

Happening slowly and with plenty of warning; not sudden.

unsuddenly

adv

Not suddenly; happening slowly and with plenty of warning; in an unsudden manner.

unsufferable

adj

Not able to be suffered, difficult or impossible to endure; insufferable.

unsuitable

adj

Not right or appropriate for a particular purpose or situation.

unsullied

adj

Not tainted, stained, or corrupted; kept clean or pure.

unsung

adj

Not praised or given the recognition deserved.

unsuperheated

adj

Not superheated, not fitted with a superheater.

unsupervised

adj

Not watched over or overseen by anyone.

unsupportable

adj

Not able to be supported or endured.

unsupported

adj

Without physical support.

unsure

adj

Not certain or confident about something.

unsurprising

adj

Not surprising; expected.

unsurvivable

adj

From which survival is difficult or impossible.

unsuspecting

adj

Not aware that something suspicious, harmful, or unexpected is happening.

unsustainable

adj

Not able to be kept up or maintained over time, especially without causing harm.

unsympathetic

adj

Showing no understanding, pity, or support for someone.

unsynonymous

adj

Synonym of nonsynonymous.

unsystematic

adj

Not systematic; random, disorganised, or unthorough.

untainted

adj

Not tainted; free of contamination; pure.

untalented

adj

Lacking natural ability or skill in a particular area.

untame

verb

To make untame; make wild

untamed

adj

Wild and not brought under human control, especially of animals or land.

untangle

verb

To free something from knots or tangles.

untapped

adj

Not yet used or drawn upon, especially resources or potential.

untar

verb

To extract from a tar archive.

untasteable

adj

Unable to be tasted; having no flavor.

untaught

adj

Not taught; uneducated.

untaxed

adj

Not subject to being taxed.

untempered

adj

Not tempered; not conditioned by a process.

untenable

adj

Impossible to defend or maintain, as of a position, argument, or situation.

untenanted

adj

Not leased to or occupied by a tenant; unoccupied.

untested

adj

Not yet tried out or proven, especially in real conditions.

untethered

adj

Not tethered; not tied down.

unthankful

adj

Not thankful; ungrateful.

unthaw

verb

To thaw out, to unfreeze; to become soft (of something which had been frozen).

unthinkable

adj

So extreme or unlikely that it seems impossible to imagine happening.

unthinkably

adv

In an unthinkable manner.

unthinking

adj

Without proper thought; thoughtless.

unthrifty

adj

Not thrifty: wasteful, extravagant; unproductive.

unthriving

adj

Failing to thrive; weak or sickly.

untidy

adj

Messy or disordered.

untie

verb

To undo a knot or something tied.

untied

adj

Not tied; loosened or undone.

untighten

verb

To loosen; to make something less tight.

until

prep

Up to the point in time that something happens.

untime

noun

The absence of time; timelessness.

untimeliness

noun

The state of being untimely.

untimely

adj

Happening at a bad or inconvenient moment.

unto

prep

An old-fashioned or formal word for "to", especially showing direction or an indirect object.

untogetherness

noun

The quality of being untogether.

untold

adj

Never revealed or spoken about; kept secret.

untottering

adj

Not tottering; stable; steadfast.

untouchable

adj

Impossible to touch, harm, or bring down.

untouched

adjective

In its original condition; not damaged or altered in any way.

untoward

adjective

Unfavourable or improper; not what is expected or acceptable.

untraceable

adjective

Impossible to find or track down to its source.

untraditional

adj

Not traditional; departing from tradition.

untraditionally

adv

In an untraditional manner; not according to tradition.

untrained

adjective

Lacking formal instruction or preparation for a task.

untreatable

adjective

Of an illness, injury or condition: not able to be helped or cured by any available medical treatment.

untreated

adjective

Not given medical care or a chemical process meant to fix, protect, or purify it.

untrendy

adj

Not trendy; unfashionable, square.

untrimmed

adj

Not trimmed; not made tidy by cutting.

untroubled

adj

Without worries; free from care.

untrue

adjective

Not true; false.

untruism

noun

Something that is not true; a false statement.

untrust

noun

Lack or absence of trust; mistrust.

untrustworthy

adjective

Not deserving of trust; likely to lie, cheat, or let people down.

untruth

noun

A lie or falsehood.

untruthful

adj

Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying.

untruthfully

adv

In an untruthful manner; falsely.

untruthfulness

noun

The state of being untruthful; dishonesty.

untumultuous

adj

Not tumultuous; calm, placid.

unturned

adjective

Not turned over or rotated.

untutored

adj

untrained, not taught or educated in a field of knowledge

untying

noun

The act of loosening or undoing something that was tied.

untypical

adj

not typical, atypical, unusual

unusable

adjective

Not fit or able to be used.

unused

adjective

Not put to use.

unusual

adjective

Not usual or ordinary; out of the norm.

unusually

adverb

In a way that is not typical; more than normal.

unusualness

noun

The condition or state of being unusual.

unutopia

noun

The antithesis of utopia; anti-utopia; dystopia.

unutterable

adj

Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.

unvalidated

adj

Never having been validated.

unvalidity

noun

Archaic form of invalidity.

unvaluable

adj

Not valuable; having little value.

unvanquished

adj

Not vanquished; unbeaten or unconquered

unvaried

adj

not varied; monotonous or homogeneous; samely

unvarying

adj

Persistent, constant, changeless.

unveil

verb

To remove a covering and reveal something hidden.

unveiled

adjective

Not wearing or covered by a veil.

unveiling

noun

The act of removing a cover to reveal something.

unveracious

adj

Not veracious; untruthful; false.

unverified

adj

Not yet confirmed; not verified.

unvisioned

adj

Blind; unseeing.

unvisited

adj

Not visited.

unvoluntary

adj

Involuntary.

unwaged

adj

Without a wage.

unwaking

adj

Not waking; dormant, asleep.

unwanted

adjective

Not wanted or welcome.

unwarrantable

adj

Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable

unwarrantably

adv

In an unwarrantable manner; in a manner that cannot be justified.

unwarranted

adjective

Not justified or deserved.

unwarrantedly

adv

In an unwarranted manner; without warrant; unjustifiably.

unwary

adj

Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience.

unwashed

adjective

Not washed; dirty.

unwavering

adjective

Steady and not shaken; firm and resolute.

unweaned

adj

Not yet weaned; still being suckled.

unwearable

adj

Not able to be worn

unwearying

adj

Untiring; not becoming tired.

unwed

adjective

Not married.

unwelcome

adjective

Not wanted or gladly received.

unwelcoming

adj

Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.

unwell

adjective

Not feeling well; somewhat ill.

unwholesome

adj

Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.

unwieldy

adj

Lacking strength; weak.

unwilling

adjective

Not willing to do something; reluctant.

unwillingly

adverb

In a reluctant manner; against one's wishes.

unwillingness

noun

The property of being unwilling.

unwind

verb

To relax and let go of stress after a busy or tense period.

unwinding

noun

The act by which something is unwound.

unwise

adjective

Not wise; showing poor judgment.

unwisely

adv

In an unwise manner; foolishly.

unwiseness

noun

The quality of being unwise.

unwitch

verb

To free from a witch or witchcraft.

unwithstandable

adj

Impossible to withstand; unopposable.

unwitting

adjective

Not aware of what is happening; unknowing.

unwittingly

adverb

Without realizing; unintentionally.

unwomanly

adv

In a manner unbecoming a woman.

unwonderful

adj

Not wonderful; unpleasant or sordid.