undone

adjective

un·​done ˌən-ˈdən 

1

: not done : not performed or finished

some tasks left undone

2

: not fastened or tied

My shoelace is undone.

3

old-fashioned : defeated or destroyed

was vanquished and undone

Examples of undone in a Sentence

There were still some tasks left undone.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for undone

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• rerun
• shotgun
• someone

Kids Definition

undone

adjective

un·​done ˌən-ˈdən 

: not done

an undone task