UNDESIGNING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

undesigning

adjective

Definition of undesigning

as in unaffected

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Adjective

The idea is that airport security operations can remain unaffected by funding lapses and government shutdowns, while still maintaining strict federal oversight and regulations.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
These tides are predicted to be lower than those in June, and the Weather Service estimates that areas not impacted in June can expect to be unaffected over the next week as well.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of unaffected

Adjective

Now, more Americans are beginning to make the roughly three-hour car ride from Santo Domingo, trading the predictability of Punta Cana for something more real.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Our research and experiences, along with that of other experts, show these two services can make a real difference.

— Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Definition of real

Adjective

The singer’s prolific career as a teen and young star was a bit of a balancing act, juggling acting and an earnest pop career, and balance seems to be a theme of the new tour as well.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

Definition of earnest

Adjective

Levelheaded and sincere in a show-business world of crazy egos.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
But the song is sweet and sincere without being twee, and just as in every scenario that could go either way, we are denied the comedic pressure valve that might release a little of the squirm.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of sincere

Adjective

That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
By contrast, Erika is a vamp, a woman whose wardrobe encompasses high fashion and BDSM — maybe this is what makes Erika choose him to be her assistant, just as her icy, dominatrix cool appeals to the refreshingly artless Elliot.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of artless

Adjective

Elle Fanning stars as Effie Trinket, originally played by Elizabeth Banks; the forthcoming fifth film also provides the backstory to Effie and Haymitch’s relationship in the trilogy.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 4 July 2026
The song will appear on the forthcoming anniversary edition of the album, which was originally released on Beyoncé’s 25th birthday and debuted atop the Billboard 200 with more than 541,000 copies sold in its first week.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 July 2026

Definition of forthcoming

Adjective

Perhaps that’s because the book is a direct result of the authors’ own friendship.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
The demonstration showcased the aircraft’s ability to coordinate complex maneuvers without direct pilot intervention, an important capability for future collaborative combat operations.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of direct

Adjective

In the face of climate change, such woo woo aphorisms seem ridiculous, naive, and cruel.

— Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
The 1962 film version featured a more innocent family with a daughter who’s presexual and thus a naïve object of lust for Robert Mitchum’s casually lascivious Cady.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of naive

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