untended

adjective

un·​tend·​ed ˌən-ˈten-dəd 

: not managed, minded, or watched over : not tended

a stove that was left untended

an untended garden

Examples of untended in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In recent decades, meanwhile, some rural communities have shifted away from farming or have emptied out, leaving behind untended lands where vegetation runs rampant. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Fields went to weed, and livestock wandered untended; the familiar rhythms of rural life gave way to an eerie void. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Beyond the ancestral house, Singh says the village itself, with its crumbling 19th-century school building and untended lanes, reshaped the narrative during location scouting. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Earlier this month, the county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure aimed at ensuring that the thousands of empty lots in unincorporated Altadena and Sunset Mesa, a small residential enclave bordering Pacific Palisades, are not left untended. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for untended

• amended
• appended
• ascended
• attended
• befriended
• commended
• contended
• defended
• depended
• descended
• distended
• emended