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 The feature – revolving around the interconnected stories of three gay men in 1932, 1937 and 2017 – took its cue from Alberto Conejero’s 2013 play La piedra oscura, which in turn was inspired by García Lorca’s unfinished play La Bola Negra. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 Agents make the most sense when the task has an unfinished part. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 In August, Beijing announced new restrictions on developers' ability to sell unfinished properties. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Perhaps the confusion stems from the unfinished script the co-directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, shot the film with. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfinished

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The native habitat for eastern box turtles, a subspecies of the common box turtle, includes Maine to Florida and the Great Lakes to Texas.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Nix is a native Californian who jumped at the chance to spend some time shooting there.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of native

Adjective

One young fashion photographer who made a name for himself at indie mags like i-D with his unpolished images of a teenage Kate Moss, was Juergen Teller.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
But in an age where AI-assisted writing is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, the distinctly unpolished text has its own charm.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpolished

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The emotions are a little less raw now — this celebration of life, after all, wasn’t held until 141 days after Busch’s death.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
The outstanding artwork of the exhibition, Goldin’s slideshow, largely devoted to candid portraits of friends, many shot in her Bowery loft, remains stunningly raw.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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