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adjective

Definition of undonenext
1
as in untied

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2
as in exhausted

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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
Between latte makeup and toasty makeup, bronzer-heavy, neutral-toned trends have dominated our feeds for the past few seasons, continuing this summer with more of an undone, effortless feel. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 9 July 2026 An architecture that can be undone treats autonomy as something built in, not merely promised. — Tetiana Aleksandrova, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
Fisker was famously undone when Hurricane Sandy destroyed about $30 million of its inventory in 2012 and the automaker never recovered. — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The 60-day memorandum of understanding treaty never properly addressed control of the strait, and now it’s undone. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 July 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
  • Phoenix Henrichsen, who made his first court appearance with scraggly long hair and looking exhausted, appeared Monday neatly groomed, with his hair pulled back in a bun.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As hundreds of exhausted migrants head back to Morocco and others vow to stay, residents describe a city upended by clashes, military deployments and a deeply unsettled border.
    — Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Vaccines Are Victims Of Their Own Success Most parents have not seen a child permanently paralyzed by polio or struggling to breathe from diphtheria.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The shooting left Steven McDonald paralyzed from the neck down.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of paralyzed
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  • But his bogus life story of being a wealthy Wall Street player with a college degree and other accomplishments quickly unraveled.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The 400-Homer, 10-Gold Glove Club — This isn’t the time or place to talk about how Jones’ career unraveled after age 30.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • He was distracted by his own grief, and so was everyone else.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • And while the fall prestige slate has not been revealed, the Academy membership has a habit of falling for a summer release in July and then being distracted by new, shiny objects in January.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 July 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
  • The resultant sonic boom shock waves frequently shattered windows, cracked building walls, and unnerved citizens within earshot.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
  • The China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, the Navy’s largest base for developing and testing weapons of warfare, suffered billions of dollars in damage, and the fact that the second quake was scarier than the first unnerved many Californians.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of unnerved
Verb
  • Fig, a dog from Tulare County, disappeared after becoming frightened by fireworks and gunfire during Fourth of July celebrations, according to authorities.
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Fig, an Australian shepherd, ran away from home after getting frightened by July Fourth fireworks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
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