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undone 1 of 2

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 Synonyms for undone
  1. untied
  2. exhausted
  3. frightened
  4. unraveled
  5. distracted
  6. unbound
  7. unnerved
  8. scared
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
  • Once those options are documented and exhausted, DEEP officials will review permit applications seeking permission to legally kill a bear.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On a whirlwind trip to New York this week, Mahmoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, looked exhausted.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Come back to the conversation Whereas adults may be able to more quickly move on with their daily lives after feeling disturbed or frightened by upsetting media, children may experience more elevated and prolonged stress.
    — Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Last Friday, the artist Pink published a lengthy criticism of Macklemore’s on-stage polemic, writing that his comments and use of violent wartime imagery had frightened many Jewish people, including her.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of frightened
Verb
  • The ceasefire quickly unraveled, and the 60-day deadline passed last month with no breakthroughs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Marking the feature debut of writer-director Joe Camara, the film follows Luke (Leone), a man struggling with addiction, debt and a life that has steadily unraveled around him.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • My parents were tense and distracted while my siblings were scared.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Even Love Story’s Kelly got distracted by his own reflection, pausing in front of one mirror to zhuzh his curls before moving on to the next dazzling display.
    — Simone Cook, Vogue, 18 Sep. 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
  • Regardless of their opinion about Denmark, Greenlanders are becoming aware of, and are unnerved by, this semi-covert, sometimes glaringly obvious American pressure.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of unnerved
Verb
  • And there are so many more that have stayed silent because people out there have told them not to speak up, who have scared them into not speaking up.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Elmore says the bear eventually climbed down the side of the truck, and employees scared it away from the area.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undone. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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