UNWORKED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

unworked

adjective

Definition of unworked

as in unfinished

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as in untreated

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Recent Examples of unworked It's topped with natural, unworked stones collected from around the museum area. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 While the one-page affidavit doesn’t disclose the amount Jones allegedly billed, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Bob Kealing told the Orlando Sentinel the deputy is accused of billing the agency about $1,800 in unworked overtime. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026 The memo does not tabulate the amount of unworked overtime hours Caloia is accused of logging on her timesheet. — Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026 Fragments of whale bones appeared at these inland sites in small and unworked pieces. — Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025 During the summer solstice, the sun rises above the Heel Stone, a large, unworked sarsen standing about 250 feet from the center of the monument’s stone circle. — Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025 These fortresses tended to take advantage of features like gorges and hilltops for natural defenses, supplementing those with walls of unworked boulders stacked without mortar. — Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025 Advertisement The overtime probe that led to Peniche’s phone being searched first became public in 2019, when CHP Southern Division Chief Mark Garrett held a press conference alleging dozens of officers had bilked the agency for unworked hours. — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024 Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold that were discovered during an archeological dig near the present-day town of Manching in 1999. — Frank Jordans, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked

Adjective

The home has a large unfinished walkout basement with both wood and oil furnaces.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
The amount of side characters and interfamily dramas feels too big for its 93-minute runtime, leaving some storylines feeling unfinished while still taking time away from others that deserved more focus.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfinished

Adjective

The microscopic structures increased the surface area available for lithium deposition to around four times that of untreated flat copper foil.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Left untreated, severe dengue can kill up to 10% of patients.

— Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of untreated

Adjective

Despite their looser fit, these jeans are structured enough to pair with blouses, oversized shirts, bulky sweaters, and other roomy tops without looking messy or unpolished.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
Tired girl makeup looks poised to stick around, folded into a broader movement toward grunge, indie sleaze and deliberately unpolished beauty.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of unpolished

Adjective

About a dozen countries, including Guinea, Malawi and Zimbabwe, have restricted exports of unprocessed minerals to force local refining, borrowing from Indonesia’s nickel playbook.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
An unprocessed salt like Oryx Desert Salt retains the trace minerals that occur from its natural source.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of unprocessed

Adjective

The play went unreviewed before running back Fluff Bothwell ran nearly untouched to tie the score at 24.

— PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
England regained the lead after halftime at 14-12 when Jess Breach drew three defenders to let Kildunne slip away untouched around the corner.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of untouched

Adjective

In the case of Aries, for instance, this Fire sign has everything to do with individuality, assertion and the raw instinct to act on one’s desires.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
The goal is to capture more of the value chain, and the jobs that come with it, rather than remain suppliers of raw inputs for other countries’ industries.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026