uncompleted

adjective

un·​com·​plet·​ed ˌən-kəm-ˈplē-təd How to pronounce uncompleted (audio)
: not brought to an end or to the desired final state : not completed
an uncompleted portrait/project
an uncompleted crossword puzzle

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When Taofeek was taken from us in 1999, his school uniform, bag, and shoes were discovered by what was then an uncompleted building. Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025 Given his erratic career, punctuated by long hiatuses and abounding in uncompleted, delayed, and jinxed projects—his filmography teems with the abject terms inachevé and non tourné (unfinished and unmade)—the final verdict remains inconclusive. James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025 Investigators found that 500 work orders from areas throughout the hospital went uncompleted. Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025 Davenport allegedly used school funds for uncompleted construction projects awarded to a business partner, Jonathan Ballew. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncompleted

Word History

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncompleted was in 1513

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“Uncompleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompleted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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