unowned

adjective

un·​owned ˌən-ˈōnd 

: not owned

unowned property

Examples of unowned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Left unowned, the question still gets answered, usually badly, with a slide full of activity metrics that describe motion rather than money. — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Those independent, unowned, free-roaming outdoor felines are community cats. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Jan. 2026

Lautenschlager refers to Joy as a community cat, which is a term often used to describe outdoor, unowned, free-roaming cats. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025

So the purchase consisted of $443 million for the unowned portion and up to $221 million upon reaching certain regulatory milestones. — Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025

The remainder of the unowned cats pose a risk not only to the local wildlife, but to people too. — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025

Philosopher Garrett Hardin’s original description of the tragedy of the commons was couched in terms of a shepherd bringing one more sheep to graze on an unowned pasture. — Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unowned

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound