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Definition of undonenext

undone

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verb

past participle of undo
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of undone
Adjective
When everyone assumes someone else is responsible for the conversation, important conversational work often goes undone. Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026 They’re layered, bursting with life, and a little undone, featuring an abundance of classic, old-fashioned blooms that invoke feelings of nostalgia and whimsy. The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
The tired girl aesthetic runs on light makeup that stays sheer, smudged and undone rather than heavily blended or set. Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Five years on, the promises that once sought to justify two decades of American intervention have not just gone unfulfilled but have been actively undone. Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undone
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
Adjective
  • Visibly exhausted, she’d recently been diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Eventually, the Cleveland defense was an exhausted mess with temperatures reaching the mid-90s, but the main point is that the Browns were a mess overall.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • She is paralyzed from the waist down after a suicide attempt following killing her children.
    Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy, who was left paralyzed by a suicide attempt that followed the killings, was brought forward in her wheelchair to listen.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Later on Saturday, Pezeshkian called on state TV for a revival of the interim deal, which was signed on June 17 but quickly unraveled amid disagreements over what had been agreed, especially ​on the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
    Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • As curators unraveled the truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Over a quarter of students in high-income countries complained their classmates got distracted by digital devices in most or every science class.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers found that people who distracted themselves from an itch actually had worse inflammation than those who didn’t.
    Richard Sima, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2026
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
Adjective
  • The high number of departures unnerved portions of the fanbase, but the staff had a plan that resulted in an incoming group of transfers that can make an immediate impact this season.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Have these tumultuous real-world consequences unnerved Roberts?
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Her mount, meanwhile, is frightened by lightning and runs off.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The rising cost of health care has frightened many people, including those with health insurance.
    Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undone. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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