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undone

[uhn-duhn] / ʌnˈdʌn /
ADJECTIVE
not done
Synonyms
WEAK
incomplete unaccomplished uncompleted unconcluded unfinished unperformed
Antonyms
WEAK
accomplished completed done finished
ADJECTIVE
ruined
Synonyms
STRONG
destroyed killed sunk
WEAK
done for in trouble washed-up wiped-out
ADJECTIVE
distraught
Synonyms
STRONG
agitated crazed distressed disturbed raving troubled unbalanced unnerved upset
WEAK
crazy insane unglued
Antonyms
STRONG
balanced calm collected happy sane sound
WEAK
fine untroubled
ADJECTIVE
not fastened
Synonyms
STRONG
open unbuttoned unfastened untied unzipped
Antonyms
WEAK
buttoned fastened fine tied zipped

Example Sentences

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The memory trade had been coming undone in recent weeks, but it now looks to be back on in a big way following the announcement of a two-week cease-fire agreement with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But thanks to a thoroughly discredited British doctor who claimed to document changes in behavior in children given the MMR vaccine, creating the so-called “Wakefield effect,” some of this progress has been undone.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

We’ve worked hard for 18 years to instill a strong work ethic and teach budgeting skills, and I don’t want to see that undone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Eric Musselman sat behind a microphone at the bitter end of a bitter regular season for USC, armed only with the same explanations for how a once-hopeful season could come so undone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Because just when things started to come back together, they came undone in a Big Way.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings