unexpired

adjective

un·​ex·​pired ˌən-ik-ˈspī(-ə)rd 

: not yet run out : still valid or in effect : not terminated or expired

an unexpired lease/patent

unexpired medicine [=medicine that has not yet reached its expiration date]

Examples of unexpired in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kassebaum became the second woman — Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was the first — to be elected senator in her own right, not preceded by a husband or appointed to fulfill an unexpired term, The Eagle reported in 2015. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

After Washington’s sudden death in 1987, Evans ran unsuccessfully to succeed him — both to finish Washington’s unexpired mayoral term and in the 1989 special election. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

The winner would serve the remainder of McConnell's unexpired term until January. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 July 2026

In California, that’s about 6 million tons of unexpired food that’s tossed in the trash each year. — Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unexpired

• undesired
• uninspired
• acquired
• admired
• backfired
• conspired
• desired
• enquired
• hardwired
• inquired
• inspired
• rehired