Standard Lemma guide

unmade

adj · verb · 5 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.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

That is not yet made.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having had its making undone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Without a hard, smooth, permanent surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of unmake

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

(of a bed) not having the sheets and blankets set in order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unmade bed with tangled sheets and blankets

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: made

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 made English unmade From un- + made.