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adjective

Definition of undonenext
1
as in untied

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2
as in exhausted

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undone

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verb

past participle of undo
1
as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence the sudden shriek undid the campers

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2
as in unraveled
to disengage the knotted parts of undo a tangled shoelace

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3
as in distracted
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the mere mention of the home invasion still had the power to undo her

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Recent Examples of undone
Adjective
Even a sensational move around the outside of another car can be quickly undone on the next straight. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 15 July 2026 In the scene, massive logs strapped to a moving truck come undone and trigger multiple horrific deaths on a highway, with one log smashing through a state trooper’s car window and beheading him. — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Verb
Peter Jurasik played Centauri ambassador Mollari for the show’s entire run, charting his slide from comic relief into a man undone by his own ambition. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 The airline’s mistake could not be undone, but the family’s first night needn’t be defined by it. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undone
  1. untied
  2. exhausted
  3. paralyzed
  4. unraveled
  5. distracted
  6. unbound
  7. unnerved
  8. frightened
Adjective
  • While Salomon sneakers are, in part, known for their shoelaces that never come untied, this pair doesn’t have any at all.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Definition of untied
Adjective
  • Even Musk, despite his vow to take a chainsaw to the bureaucracy, seemed exhausted by the vastness of what his Department of Government Efficiency had taken on, and abandoned DOGE over a year earlier than planned.
    — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Create healthy boundaries around activities that might leave you feeling depleted or exhausted, such as unnecessary social media scrolling.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • According to Reuters, the ongoing war has paralyzed a fifth of the global oil trade, causing gas prices in the United States to shoot up.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In March, a cyberattack briefly paralyzed municipal systems and prompted an emergency declaration in Foster City, a Bay Area suburb of 32,000 people.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of paralyzed
Verb
  • Defensive tackle Brendan Bett is best known for his spit work against USF in the loss that unraveled Florida’s season, but his three sacks were the third-most of any Gator last year.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Not the kind of sweeping severe weather that prompts airlines to offer travel waivers nor wide-scale issues like labor strikes, IT problems or government shutdowns, which have unraveled countless plans in recent months.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • Debbie intervenes to defuse the tension, then gets distracted by the presence of her nemesis, Cha Cha.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Rodriguez said this can be caused by people being on their phone, distracted while driving.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • Is realism based only on minds untouched by illness or some other distorting factor, or at least not so touched that that mind becomes, as my grandmother’s is, unbound?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Then the coach known as the most impulsive man on an NFL sideline runs that stop sign, grits his teeth and breaks unbound into character.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of unbound
Adjective
  • Have these tumultuous real-world consequences unnerved Roberts?
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The resultant sonic boom shock waves frequently shattered windows, cracked building walls, and unnerved citizens within earshot.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
Definition of unnerved
Verb
  • But what frightened me most was not death alone, but the idea of dying before my writings reached the world—that my story would disappear with me, and that my feelings, my memories, my identity, and my human experience would be erased.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Before signing off, the teenager thanks her — the exchange calmed her down after Google search results frightened her.
    — Jennifer Karlin, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
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