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as in exhausted
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as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence
the sudden shriek undid the campers
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as in unraveled
to disengage the knotted parts of
undo a tangled shoelace
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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
Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
All of these cuts favor a natural, undone finish.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 6 June 2026
Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
For evenings, style it on its own with a few buttons undone for an effortlessly polished dinner look.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
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Adjective
Leo’s apology is a start, but much is left undone.
—Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
All of these cuts favor a natural, undone finish.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 6 June 2026
Verb
In an instant – or rather, through a grueling, ugly, then gritty, then triumphant Game 5 – that temporal distance is temporarily undone.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
For evenings, style it on its own with a few buttons undone for an effortlessly polished dinner look.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undone
Adjective
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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
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Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In real life, that often looks like lying down exhausted, scrolling and still being awake an hour later, glued to our screens.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Cattle farmer Boutros Maroun said people in Ain Ebel are exhausted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The tranquil normalcy of a residential neighborhood in the Canadian city of Montreal was shattered Monday morning after a gunman opened fire, prompting a shootout with police that killed at least two people, sent families running for cover and paralyzed the city for hours.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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On Thursday, Foutris filed a lawsuit against the city, the officer who shot Edwards, and federal agents involved in the shooting, saying Edwards was shot, and potentially paralyzed, without justification.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Verb
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But something has clearly unraveled in recent days.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Driven by a global political shift right post-2024 elections, regulations were unraveled, and businesses abandoned sustainability teams and reports.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
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The researchers wanted to examine whether young people who perceived their caregivers as frequently distracted by digital devices were more likely to report what’s called insecure attachment styles.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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At least until one of us gets distracted by some new slight from the British.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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His vibrant original compositions were faithfully reproduced using stencil and combined with an original text written by the artist to form the unbound book.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Beginning March 7, the Art Institute of Chicago will be displaying an exhibition featuring a colorful unbound book of late-career works by French artist Henri Matisse.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At England’s training on Sunday, British reporters admitted to being unnerved.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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But civil libertarians are unnerved about casting such a wide dragnet that captures highly personal information from hundreds or perhaps thousands of people who aren’t criminals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But her outbursts frightened the children too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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What frightened me most was what might happen to my children.—
Monica Rodriguez-Aguilera,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undone. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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