untended

adjective

un·​tend·​ed ˌən-ˈten-dəd 

: not managed, minded, or watched over : not tended

a stove that was left untended

an untended garden

Examples of untended in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier this month, the county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure aimed at ensuring that the thousands of empty lots in unincorporated Altadena and Sunset Mesa, a small residential enclave bordering Pacific Palisades, are not left untended. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

In addition, plants that aren’t thoughtfully selected can get too big for the space, making your front door look messy and untended. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2026

But people and money are finite, and an analyst sent to count the power behind artificial intelligence is an analyst not minding the oil numbers, which are mature, dull, and easy to leave running untended. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

To leave a floppy disk untended for twenty years does not permit one to pick it up later and reminisce, the way a letter or a photograph does. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for untended

• amended
• appended
• ascended
• attended
• befriended
• commended
• contended
• defended
• depended
• descended
• distended
• emended