adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 N F IH1 N IH0 SH T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not finished.
Not completed; unresolved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
unfinished business
unfinished creation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incomplete, uncompleted
Antonyms: finished, done, completed, resolved
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not finished.
Not having had any finish or finishing (such as coating or polishing) applied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Not having had any finish carpentry and other finishing (such as painting) applied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
unfinished basement
unfinished attic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: finished, fitted out
4
adjective
Meaning 4
not brought to an end or conclusion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
unfinished business
the building is still unfinished
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: finished
5
adjective
Meaning 5
not brought to the desired final state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: finished
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
lacking a surface finish such as paint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bare wood
unfinished furniture
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bare
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English finished English unfinished From un- + finished.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
недовършен
(nedovǎršen)
— not finished
Catalan:
inacabat
— not finished
Catalan:
inconclús
— not finished
Czech:
nedokončený
— not finished
Danish:
ufuldendt
— not finished
Danish:
halvfærdigt
— not finished
Dutch:
onaf
— not finished
Dutch:
onafgemaakt
— not finished
Dutch:
onvoltooid
— not finished
Esperanto:
nefinita
— not finished
Finnish:
keskeneräinen
— not finished
Finnish:
valmistumaton
— not finished
French:
inachevé
— not finished
Galician:
inacabado
— not finished
Galician:
inconcluso
— not finished
German:
unvollendet
— not finished
Greek:
ημιτελής
(imitelís)
— not finished
Greek:
ατελείωτος
(ateleíotos)
— not finished
Greek:
ατέλειωτος
(atéleiotos)
— not finished
Ancient Greek:
ἀτελείωτος
(ateleíōtos)
— not finished
Gujarati:
અધૂરું
(adhūrũ)
— not finished
Icelandic:
ókláraður
— not finished
Icelandic:
ólokinn
— not finished
Irish:
neamhchríochnaithe
— not finished
Italian:
incompleto
— not finished
Japanese:
未完の
(mikan no)
— not finished
Latin:
infectus
— not finished
Māori:
kohuku
— not finished
Māori:
kōkau
— not finished
Norwegian Bokmål:
ufullendt
— not finished
Norwegian Bokmål:
uferdig
— not finished
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ufullenda
— not finished
Norwegian Nynorsk:
uferdig
— not finished
Occitan:
inacabat
— not finished
Polish:
niedokończony
— not finished
Portuguese:
interminado
— not finished
Portuguese:
inacabado
— not finished
Portuguese:
inconcluso
— not finished
Russian:
незако́нченный
(nezakónčennyj)
— not finished
Russian:
незавершённый
(nezaveršónnyj)
— not finished
Russian:
неоко́нченный
(neokónčennyj)
— not finished
Russian:
недоко́нченный
(nedokónčennyj)
— not finished
Sanskrit:
अनवपृग्ण
(anavapṛgṇa)
— not finished
Slovak:
nedokončený
— not finished
Spanish:
inacabado
— not finished
Spanish:
inconcluso
— not finished
Swedish:
halvfärdig
— not finished
Telugu:
పూర్తికాని
(pūrtikāni)
— not finished
Ukrainian:
незакі́нчений
(nezakínčenyj)
— not finished
Ukrainian:
незаве́ршений
(nezavéršenyj)
— not finished