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unpaid

ADJECTIVE
free, voluntary
Synonyms
WEAK
contributed donated due freewilled gratuitous honorary unindemnified unrewarded unsalaried volunteer
Antonyms
WEAK
paid settled
ADJECTIVE
not settled; taken without remuneration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delinquent outstanding overdue
WEAK
due in arrears mature not discharged owing past due payable undefrayed unliquidated unsettled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
paid
WEAK
settled

Example Sentences

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And Americans’ unpaid credit-card debt is on the rise, as is use of the buy-now-pay-later option.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

And Americans’ unpaid credit-card debt is on the rise, as is use of the buy-now-pay-later option.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

A Welsh Labour spokesperson said: "We deeply value the work that carers do. If re-elected Welsh Labour would increase support for unpaid carers and provide 16,000 short breaks for unpaid carers each year."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A borrower paying “in kind” accumulates unpaid interest by adding it to the amount of debt it owes or converting it to equity rather than forking over cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

She’d never felt sorry for a Titan before, but it didn’t seem right taking a brainwashed immortal and turning him into an unpaid janitor.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.