unworn

adjective

Definition of unwornnext
as in undamaged

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Recent Examples of unworn But as the sun set over the West Side Highway, hundreds of dollars of leftover L’Industrie pizza sat untouched in boxes as spare Statue of Liberty hats went unworn. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Condition is about whether a piece is unworn or close to it. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Every item at Archived has a story, from the Giseok Kim aluminum shelf where an unworn pair of 2005 reconstructed Nike Dunks are displayed, to the Marc Newson racks which archival Rick Owens hangs off. — Samantha Lee connect april 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 Give yourself plenty of time at the airport, and keep the unworn items separate and ready to show during the VAT refund process. — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unworn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworn
  1. undamaged
  2. unaltered
  3. untouched
  4. unsoiled
  5. unspoiled
  6. unblemished
  7. uncontaminated
  8. unsullied
Adjective
  • The people on the floor decide whether a customer order ships on time, in full, and undamaged.
    — Allan Malcolm, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Make sure your pump is firmly plugged into a GFCI outlet and the cord is undamaged.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of undamaged
Adjective
  • Sellers must include at least one unaltered photo of the actual item against a real background.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • These unaltered cosmic fingerprints let researchers map the temperatures, environmental conditions, and chemical reservoirs that produced organic matter billions of years ago.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of unaltered
Adjective
  • Black Water Creek presents an opportunity to paddle into wild, untouched Florida with plenty of flora and fauna to see.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Those mechanics have yet to be determined, though existing player contracts are expected to remain untouched.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of untouched
Adjective
  • That performance turned out to be her best yet, pants unsoiled.
    — Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of unsoiled
Adjective
  • The grounds include formal gardens, ponds, and unspoiled woodland.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Seghers transforms Cooper into another of her restless desperadoes—a Vietnam vet in quest of an unspoiled world.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of unspoiled
Adjective
  • Quickly, the holes would shrink and his body would return to its original, unblemished condition.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Look for those with smooth, unblemished skin with a stem still attached.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of unblemished
Adjective
  • In comparison, the grains from the solar system’s indigenous comets are much cleaner, with almost pure water-ice relatively uncontaminated by dust.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For residents in the surrounding area, the water is still safe to drink, as the source remains uncontaminated, the city said.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncontaminated
Adjective
  • In Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, evil is a native sickness that contaminates an otherwise perfect, unsullied child of empire.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But the prosecutor leading the case against the Tates, Rareș Stan, had an unsullied reputation.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of unsullied

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“Unworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworn. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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