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Definitions

unfinished

[uhn-fin-isht] / ʌnˈfɪn ɪʃt /
ADJECTIVE
not completed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bare incomplete unadorned undeveloped unfulfilled
WEAK
amateurish crude cut short dabbling defective deficient dilettante faulty formless found wanting fragmentary half-baked half-done immature imperfect in the making in the rough lacking natural not done plain raw rough roughhewn shapeless sketchy tentative unaccomplished unassembled uncompleted unconcluded under construction undone unexecuted unfashioned unperfected unpolished unrefined wanting
Antonyms
WEAK
completed finished polished refined whole

Example Sentences

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Yet the job, while admirably executed, is unfinished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

For some around US President George W Bush there was a feeling of unfinished business from the 1991 Gulf War when Saddam Hussein had been ejected from Kuwait but remained in power.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

He’s legitimizing its use as psychological scaffolding, which allows a person’s cognitive development to be left perpetually unfinished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

His parting message was about unfinished business at the Fed.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Per his custom, Painter Chen did not dot the eyes of the dragon and gave the unfinished painting to the magistrate.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin