UNFINISHED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

unfinished

adjective

Definition of unfinished

as in native

not completed They sell unfinished furniture at the flea market.

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Recent Examples of unfinished 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 The 18 lower receivers were described in the affidavit as unfinished polymer components that had not been serialized like ordinary completed lower receivers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Walking through the still-unfinished space, Grueneberg laid out her vision for the restaurant. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfinished

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Bathroom amenities, made locally in AlUla from the native Peregrina Moringa plant, come in refillable celadon jars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Born Marie Zelnickova, the Prague native lives with Ivanka, along with her husband, Jared Kushner, and their three kids in the mega-affluent community of Indian Creek Village near Miami Beach.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of native

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One young fashion photographer who made a name for himself at indie mags like i-D with his unpolished images of a teenage Kate Moss, was Juergen Teller.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
But in an age where AI-assisted writing is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, the distinctly unpolished text has its own charm.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpolished

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Some businesses started selling marijuana under the theory that raw marijuana’s THC is in a form called THC-A, which only turns into impairing delta-9 when heated or burned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Rebuilding skilled trades For 39 years Barra’s father was a diemaker at GM—building the industrial tooling to turn raw metal into auto parts.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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