Synonyms for unfinished
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Incomplete — not finished. Not completed; unresolved
Other
undone, pending, rough-hewn, untrimmed, bare, undressed, outstanding, unperformed, unexecuted, unhewn
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not finished. Not completed; unresolved.
- adj. 2
Not finished. Not having had any finish or finishing (such as coating or polishing) applied.
Related words
- Word family
- unfinishedness
- Phrases
- unfinished business
Example sentences
- incomplete He makes judgements based on incomplete knowledge.
- sketchy Carlos came across as a little sketchy to Melissa.
- bare I saw my uncle kill a scorpion with his bare hand.
- undone The proverb says that what is done cannot be undone.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unfinished | steady | |
| incomplete | steady | |
| sketchy | steady | |
| uncompleted | falling | |
| unaccomplished | steady | |
| bare | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- raw1
- 4 letters
- bare1
- 5 letters
- crude1
- 6 letters
- undone2, unhewn
- 7 letters
- pending2, sketchy2
- 8 letters
- immature3
- 9 letters
- undressed2, untrimmed
- 10 letters
- incomplete3, unexecuted
- 11 letters
- outstanding3, uncompleted4, unperformed
- 14 letters
- unaccomplished
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (undone2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inachevé
- Italiano
- incompiuto
- Deutsch
- unvollendet