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unfinished

  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/

Not completed; unresolved.

Other meanings

  1. Not having had any finish or finishing (such as coating or polishing) applied.

  2. Not having had any finish carpentry and other finishing (such as painting) applied.

Synonyms

  • bare

Related words

  • unfinishedly
  • unfinishedness
  • unfinished business

Example sentences

  • “Sometimes it's better to leave business unfinished.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “unfinished” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.