UNRECONSTRUCTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

unreconstructed

adjective

Definition of unreconstructed

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Recent Examples of unreconstructed And not just those unreconstructed Confederates who write books quoting each other in their echo chambers suggesting the War wasn't about slavery but about economics and states' rights. — arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025 Thousands of anticommunist agitators, professional patriots, and unreconstructed confederates gathered to protest and disrupt. — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024 Walton remained an unreconstructed hippie the rest of his life. — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2024 Katznelson does not spare the reader the vivid, revolting details of the unreconstructed bigotry of many southern Democrats toward African Americans. — Taeku Lee, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013 See All Example Sentences for unreconstructed

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So is controlling blood pressure, treating chronic conditions such as diabetes, avoiding smoking, limiting excessive alcohol use, getting enough sleep and maintaining a healthy weight.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
For young neurodivergent people (especially those who are also Black, trans, disabled or living with chronic illness) the risk calculation is becoming brutal.

— Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of chronic

Adjective

In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Graham, who died unexpectedly on July 11 at age 71, was equally irascible and incorrigible.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2026

Definition of incorrigible

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The Indiana Fever — a habitual middle-of-the-pack franchise, 14 years removed from its only championship — have been on a hot streak on the court lately that has carried them up among the championship contenders.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
More often than not, nobody on that account team has run enough sovereign deployments to be able to distinguish a necessary requirement from a habitual one.

— Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of habitual

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The inveterate white supremacist Woodrow Wilson mouthed anti-colonial rhetoric before reverting to form at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
The far-outside post doesn’t compromise this inveterate deep closer, but a lack of pace up front definitely will.

— Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Definition of inveterate

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Like Jimothy, Cooper has short spine syndrome, a rare congenital condition in which an animal's vertebrate doesn't develop into bone during fetal development.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2026
For the 18-year-old, who was diagnosed with the congenital heart condition Wolff-Parkinson-White at 15 years old, the episode wasn’t abnormal.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of congenital

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The regular Kickstarter tier comes in at $129, while a $139 Frame & Sound Bundle adds SYITREN’s N200 wireless speaker, which shares the RM1’s retro-modern aesthetic.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026
Turfgrass lawns, for example, a particular American obsession, requires regular mowing, fertilizing and watering, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and water use.

— Daniel Kramer, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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