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

After you're finished, dry the walls completely with your clean towels, being careful to avoid water streaks or soggy spots left untended. —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025

Uncovering a Forgotten History The discovery was initiated by a 1930s agricultural report referencing untended land filled with graves and trees—an area unsuitable for cultivation. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

Family claims infection developed from untended surgical wound The claims at the center of the deal relate to Johnson’s stay at the Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, which Newsweek in September named one of Texas’ best physical rehabilitation hospitals that year. —Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 June 2024

Back in the East, peach trees suddenly left untended sometimes became too overgrown to bear much fruit. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024

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