undivided

adjective

un·​di·​vid·​ed ˌən-də-ˈvī-dəd 

1

: not separated into parts or pieces : existing as a single whole : not divided

an undivided property

2

: complete or total

They listened to the lecture with undivided attention.

Synonyms

• all
• concentrated
• entire
• exclusive
• focused
• focussed
• whole

Examples of undivided in a Sentence

a teacher who insists on the undivided attention of her students

Recent Examples on the Web

During the meeting, give your team member your undivided attention. —Matt Mayberry, Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2024

Johnson’s appearance came as Trump vice presidential hopefuls and a parade of other GOP leaders continued to make pilgrimages to the courtroom to show their undivided loyalty to the party’s leader. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024

Yet there’s an undercurrent of uncertainty hovering over everything, as if Janet is waiting for her life to start in earnest and Lacy is unsure whether anything less than her mom’s full, undivided attention is enough to sustain her through childhood’s eventual end. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024

This ruse of undivided backing flies in the face of reality. —David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing undivided

• undivided/full/complete attention

Legal Definition

undivided

adjective

un·​di·​vid·​ed

: shared with others having an interest in the whole : held jointly, in common, or in indivision with other co-owners

each such tenant in common holds an equal undivided share in the title

—O. L. Browder et al.

each spouse owns a present undivided one-half interest in the community property

—Louisiana Civil Code

compare divided, entire