unestablished

adjective

un·​es·​tab·​lished ˌən-i-ˈsta-blisht 

: not established: such as

a

: not firmly based

an unestablished reputation

an unestablished business

b

: having little or no previous success

unestablished writers

Examples of unestablished in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And now — as Wall Street wonders over the company’s number, dealing it a 34 percent stock decline on Thursday — Reinhart is looking to take secondhand to the still-unestablished frontier of live selling online. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Some headlines point to melatonin’s supposed immunity boosting power, while others point to unestablished links between melatonin and heart failure. — Sally Ibrahim, The Conversation, 23 June 2026

Vinegar is most effective on young weeds with unestablished root systems, according to Alexia Lesser, home horticulture and master gardener coordinator at the University of Maryland Extension. — Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 15 May 2026

Baltimore's lineups throughout the second half featured odd combinations of unestablished big leaguers, with Colton Cowser hopping around from center field to the corners as the only true holdover from the playoff roster of the previous year. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unestablished

• disestablished
• preestablished
• reestablished
• established
• stablished