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.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Crafted into undone bends, the style disguises flyaways and limp ends.
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The finest pitching prospect since Ubaldo Jimenez became undone, fraying at the seams as part of a rotation that should be buried underneath the batting cages at Salt River Fields and never be spoken of again.
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Wear it over jeans or a coat for a waist-defining moment; knotted over your shoulder as a capelet, or loose for undone elegance.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Crafted into undone bends, the style disguises flyaways and limp ends.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
The finest pitching prospect since Ubaldo Jimenez became undone, fraying at the seams as part of a rotation that should be buried underneath the batting cages at Salt River Fields and never be spoken of again.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Wear it over jeans or a coat for a waist-defining moment; knotted over your shoulder as a capelet, or loose for undone elegance.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for undone
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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undone. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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undone
adjective
un·done
ˌən-ˈdən 
: not done
an undone task
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