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 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 That money went to 77 different employees who together claimed more than 7,200 hours of unworked overtime pay. — Bob Christie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworked

Adjective

If every unfinished thought becomes public property, people stop exploring hard questions.

— ByThad L. Bench, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Fresh out of college, the Netflix series features Sahebi and her tightknit group of friends, exes and rivals returning to hillside mansions and luxury in southern California and unfinished drama, according to series synopsis.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfinished

Adjective

Nearly 1 in 3 adults in the United States with untreated high blood pressure would benefit from treatment and are not getting it, according to a new study.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Heat exhaustion, which occurs when your body can't cool itself through sweating, can progress to heat stroke if left untreated.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of untreated

Adjective

Miami’s spent two years investing in the unpolished pass rusher, with mixed views, and the hope is that the playing time, and all the mentoring Robinson received the past two seasons begins to pay off in 2026.

— Omar Kelly August 6, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Wojnarowicz’s words are immediate and unpolished and affecting, even when he feels betrayed by their limitations.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of unpolished

Adjective

Finally, Pure Audio Mode provides an unprocessed stereo output via independent left and right channels for anyone who needs full post-production control.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Its advocates preach the environmental and emotional benefits of natural burials and encourage mourners to bear witness to a corpse in its unprocessed state before it is borne away to a funeral home.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of unprocessed

Adjective

Divers have uncovered a Roman-era shipwreck that had remained untouched on the seabed off Sicily for more than 2,000 years, police on the Mediterranean island said.

— Isabella Colletta, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
The festival has been relatively untouched by the kind of political controversy which dogged the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of untouched

Adjective

Last year, 45,093 people died in Colorado — an increase in raw numbers from 44,527 deaths in 2024, but an improvement after adjusting for population growth and aging.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
People can protect themselves by washing their hands, washing produce, cooking and heating produce and avoid eating raw foods and unpasteurized milk.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026