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 Today, Sip City still feels unfinished, if only because Humaideh treats it as something that can and will keep changing. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026 Reluctantly drawn back into the sport, Randall becomes an unlikely mentor whose guidance helps shape a new generation of athletes while forcing him to confront his own unfinished journey. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 July 2026 The necklace, designed by Garrard, was part of a set that was unfinished. — Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026 This led to Edsels being shipped unfinished, with parts in the trunks for dealerships to install. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfinished

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Cannabis is native to Nepal and is widely used during festivals, and activists in Nepal have been trying to get the government to change the law to allow it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Children born to Italian citizens in the likes of the US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and Monasterios’ native Venezuela were being judged to have lost their Italian citizenship if their parents naturalized in the new country.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of native

Adjective

Some are lively, with stylish boutique hotel openings that draw a trendy crowd; the very best ones, in my opinion, are laid-back, too unpolished for TikTok, and probably a bit of a pain to get to.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 17 July 2026
As Kay and Downs told IndieWire, HBO itself saw the upstart TV creators as unpolished talent with a quick ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for detail, but with no idea of how to structure a season of TV.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 11 July 2026

Definition of unpolished

Adjective

Some food wasn’t held at a safe temperature, raw fish and raw chicken were stored without a date marking and there was organic matter in the ice machine.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026
His sister died in early 2019, and his mom had died a few years prior, and most posts are tributes to them, or raw expressions of despair.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

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