UN-FINISHED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

unfinished

adjective

Definition of unfinished

as in native

not completed They sell unfinished furniture at the flea market.

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Recent Examples of unfinished Initially drawn by its 220 feet of no-wake frontage on the Intracoastal Waterway, billionaire and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt purchased an unfinished South Florida mansion for an undisclosed amount in 2024. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026 Two colleagues doing construction work together in an unfinished building. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 The film centers on Sebastián (singer Guitarricadelafuente), Carlos (Milo Quifes), and Alberto (Carlos González)—three gay men living in 1932, 1937, and 2017, respectively—who are connected by one of Lorca’s unfinished plays, La Bola Negra. — Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 Not long ago, she and Peter Koskey got married, with the unfinished house as their wedding chapel. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfinished

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Adjective

Connecticut does not have any other native large canid species in the state.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
According to an indictment, the pitchers accepted several thousand dollars in payoffs to help two gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 on in-game prop bets on the speed and outcome of certain pitches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of native

Adjective

However, the company has so far shown the new crystal in its as-grown, unpolished state.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpolished

Adjective

The studio fussiness is why Fagen’s music would later go in and out of style—when raw sounds are in fashion, people tend to point out where his band’s singles landed on the Easy Listening charts.

— Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
Ryan Conwell is as raw as would be expected with a second-round rookie.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

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