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unbuttoned

[uhn-buht-nd] / ʌnˈbʌt nd /




ADJECTIVE
undone
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

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Wearing a partially unbuttoned denim shirt, he spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

She was spotted on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this year wearing a black dress and heels, while her husband showed up in ripped jeans and an unbuttoned shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Sweat, who is 70, has a golfer’s tan, flinty eyes, and a shirt unbuttoned just a little too far.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

At a backyard disco party he threw recently, Zuckerberg wore a sequin floral bomber jacket over a drapey shirt unbuttoned to the mid-stomach.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

After tying a bath towel around my waist, I unbuttoned the shoulder straps of my tunic and pulled it over my head.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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