General Dictionary
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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items. |
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The 21st letter of the Roman alphabet
A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
A nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
(chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use
A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
A rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel"
Shaped in the form of the letter U
Complete reversal of direction of travel
The executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
A defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army''s primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence
The legislature of the United States government
The executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
The lower legislative house of the United States Congress
The lower legislative house of the United States Congress
The mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
The world''s largest medical library
Territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories; "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations"
The airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space Back to top
The army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
A division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting
An agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
A consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives
An impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore
Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail
A person with great powers and abilities
The state of existing and being localized in space
Any of several quinones that function as electron-carrying coenzymes
Being present everywhere at once
The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
A virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey
Fiddler crabs
The major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs
Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
The Finnic language spoken by the Votyak people
A member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia
Gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation
A city in the European part of Russia Back to top
An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
A landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
A native or inhabitant of Uganda
Of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people; "Ugandan game parks"
Monetary unit in Uganda
The basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
An extinct Semitic language of northern Syria
Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
Make ugly
Qualities that do not give pleasure to the senses
Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
Hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
Deficient in beauty; "ugly gray slums"
Provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo
Displeasing to the senses and morally revolting; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"; "war is ugly"
Morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"
Inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"
An ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person
The pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) Back to top
One of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia
One of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia
300 to 3000 megahertz
German romantic poet (1787-1862)
The script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language
The Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern China
A member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
The script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language
The Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern China
A member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
A variety of dinocerate
An extinct family of Dinocerata
Type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming
A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland
An edict of the Russian tsar
A small guitar having four strings
A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
The Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
Of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture
A native or inhabitant of the Ukraine Back to top
Monetary unit in Ukraine
A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
A small guitar having four strings
The capital and largest city of Mongolia
Pain in the gums
The body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam''s sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community
Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998)
The capital and largest city of Mongolia
Recession of the gums
A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated"
Undergo ulceration; "Her stomach ulcerated"
Having an ulcer or canker
The process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
Of or relating to or characterized by ulceration; "ulcerative colitis"
A serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea
Having an ulcer or canker
A diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis"
The body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam''s sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community Back to top
Bleeding of the gums
Genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
Very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
A Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)
A Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)
Inflammation of the gums
(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor
The amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor
A dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema
Type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions
North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections
Large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America
A variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves
A variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves
European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental
Elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches
Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree
Any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall
Erect vigorous hybrid ornamental Back to top
Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment
Small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges
Broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere
Fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament
North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood
A variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves
Autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States
Tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America
The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
Relating to or near the ulna
Large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand
A nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand
Any of several veins of the forearm
Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)
Loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted
A historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster''s nine counties are in Northern Ireland
The major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs
In or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult"
Coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument"
Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw Back to top
Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell
The quality of being ulterior; "their conversation was limited to ulteriorities"; "a terrible feeling of ulteriority"; "his stories were too susceptible to ulteriority"
In an ulterior manner
The state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values"
Being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict'' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"
Furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man''s ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one''s ultimate goal in life"
Being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything; "the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London; "the ultimate ingredients of matter"; "his proposal is elegantly simple"
As the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"
After everything has been considered; "in the final analysis, we are quite well off"
The state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values"
A game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds
A final peremptory demand
The geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world
In or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult"
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"
A cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef)
Centrifugation at very high speeds
A high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins
Subject to the action of an ultracentrigue
An extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism Back to top
Extremely conservative
300 to 3000 megahertz
Vivid blue to purple-blue
Blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
Of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color
Blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
Light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes
Too small to be seen without an ultramicroscope
Extremely modern; "Dadism and ultramodern art"
A Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline)
On the Italian or Roman side of the Alps; "ancient cisalpine Gaul included an area south and east of the Alps"
On or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps); "ancient transalpine Gaul was an area northwest of the Alps and included modern France and Belgium"; "Cracow was a transalpine university"
Of or relating to ultramonatism
(Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope
Fanatical patriotism
Fanatically patriotic
Having frequencies above those of audible sound
By ultrasonic means; "the kidney stones were removed ultrasonically"
Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs Back to top
Very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography
A synthetic suede cloth
Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; "ultraviolet radiation"; "an ultraviolet lamp"
Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation
Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation
The spectrum of ultraviolet radiation
Beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract"
Beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
A mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)
A mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)
Emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
A long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
Type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce
Thin flat or tubular green algae
An order of protoctista
Alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications Back to top
Roman misspelling for Odysseus
18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
Fringe-toed lizard
A benevolent aspect of Devi; `splendor''
A little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights
The first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
With long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico
Flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center
Resembling an umbel in form
Plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)
Bearing or consisting of or resembling umbels
Resembling an umbel in form
Bearing or consisting of or resembling umbels
Any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
Plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
Relating to or belonging to plants of the family Umbelliferae
Any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
Resembling or in the form of an umbel Back to top
Aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast
Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
A medium to dark brown color
An earth pigment
Of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments
Relating to or resembling the umbilicus; "umbilical cord"
Membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
Protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth
A vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus
Membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional
Depressed like a naval
Scar where the umbilical cord was attached
A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
A feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
Angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges'' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
Filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"
Having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"
A formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"
A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy Back to top
Covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"
Resembling an umbrella
A plant of the genus Mirabilis
Foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
Black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle
Large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia
Small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
Medium-sized 2-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds
African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
Late-blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters
Rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California
African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
A small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs
Small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches
Erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves
A mountainous region in central Italy
An extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
Croakers
A fish of the Pacific coast of North America
A Bantu language spoken in Angola Back to top
A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
The Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims"
The Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims"
A nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban
An official at a baseball game
The act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
Mediation by an umpire
An official at a baseball game
Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
Innumerable but many
Last in an indefinitely numerous series
Last in an indefinitely numerous series
Innumerable but many
Last in an indefinitely numerous series
An organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
Considered contrary to the best interests of the United States
Difficult to reach or attain
Difficult to reach or attain
Not embarrassed; "a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality"- Jerome Stone; "an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened"
In an unabashed manner; "unabashedly, he asked for more" Back to top
Continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"
(usually followed by `to'') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds"
Lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"
(usually followed by `to'') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"; "the sun was unable to melt enough snow"
In a helpless manner; "the crowd watched him helplessly"
(used of texts) not shortened; "an unabridged novel"
A dictionary that is claimed to be complete
Not physically abused; treated properly
Not abused with language
Not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed"
Used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
Used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards
Not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"
Not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"
Not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access'' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers''"
Used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards
To an unacceptable degree; "The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high"
Not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access'' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers''" Back to top
Capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
Not accommodating; "the unaccommodating bus driver pulled out while she was banging on the door"
Offering no assistance; "rudely unaccommodating to the customers"; "icily neutral, disagreeably unhelpful"
Without accompaniment or companions; "the soloist sang unaccompanied"; "it had dramatic energy unaccompanied by an adequate sense of dramatic form"; "unaccompanied women were excluded"
Without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo"
Not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear"
Free from control or responsibility
In an unaccountable manner; "in the book, a tycoon unaccountably becomes the hero''s friend"
Lacking official approval
Not habituated to; unfamiliar with; "unaccustomed to wearing suits"
Not customary or usual; "an unaccustomed pleasure"; "many varieties of unaccustomed foods"; "a new budget of unaccustomed austerity"
Impossible to achieve; "an unattainable goal"
In an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree; "this house is unattainably expensive"
Not recognized or admitted
Not openly acknowledged; "an unacknowledged emergency"
Having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city ways"
Having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city ways"
Not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs"
Not acquisitive; not interested in acquiring or owning anything
Not actable; "an unactable play" Back to top
The inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances
Not adaptable
Not having adapted to new conditions; "several unadjusted refugees"
Not changed in form or character for a purpose
Not addicted
Not addressed; "an unaddressed envelope"
Not adjustable
Not altered to fit certain requirements; "an unadjusted figure of 8.5 percent"; "the unadjusted clock is running fast";
Not having adapted to new conditions; "several unadjusted refugees"
Not subjected to reproof or rebuke
Difficult to place in an adoptive home
Not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
Not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"; "the unadulterated truth"; "here is genius unadulterated"- Amy Loveman
Lacking in boldness
Not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable"
Without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations"; "ill-advised efforts"
Having received no information; "a defendant unadvised of her legal rights"
In an unadvised manner
Used of blood; not supplied with oxygen
Violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty; "inaesthetic and quite unintellectual"; "peered through those inaesthetic spectacles" Back to top
Undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other''s writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"
Free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"
Not touched emotionally; "was left untouched by the music"
(followed by `to'' or `by'') unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering around him"
Not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained
Not arousing affect
Lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person"
Not affiliated
Not affixed; "the stamp came loose"
Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others"
Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
Not subjected to an aging process; "vodka is an unaged liquor from Russia"
Not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness
Not agitated or disturbed emotionally
Not physically disturbed or seSt in motion
Not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"
(of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument; "visible to the naked eye"; "clearly audible to the unaided ear"
Being without physical aid; "he could not rise unaided from a sitting position"
Lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
Not fit to fly Back to top
Not alarming; assuaging alarm
Not alert or attentive
Incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"
Not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be"
Used of metals
The quality of being fixed and unchangeable; "the fixedness of his gaze upset her"
The quality of not being alterable
Remaining the same for indefinitely long times
Of a sentence; that cannot be changed; "an unalterable death sentence"
Not capable of being changed or altered; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule"
In an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views were unchangeably fixed"
Remaining in an original state; "persisting unaltered through time"
Clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity
Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa
Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univoc
So as to be unique; "he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound"
In an unambiguous manner; "she stated her intentions unequivocally"
Having little desire for success or achievement
In an unambitious manner; "he does his job, but he works unambitiously"
(of legislation) not amended Back to top
Lacking mirth
Not amusing; "his jokes were labored and unamusing"
Representing the furthest possible extent of analysis or division into parts; "a feeling is a simple and undecomposable mental state"- G.S.Brett; "this weight of evidence is something mystical and unanalyzable"-M.R.Cohen
Not analyzed or broken down for detailed examination; "an unalyzed compound"; "unanalyzed data"
Not angry
Not animated or enlivened; dull
Everyone being of one mind
In complete agreement; "a unanimous decision"
Acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc"
Of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously"
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
Without warning or announcement; "they arrived unannounced"; "a totally unheralded telegram that his daughter...died last night"- M.A.D.Howe
Impossible to answer; "an unanswerable argument"
Not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love"
Not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue"
Unwilling to make or express an apology; "an unapologetic believer"
Having removed clothing
Not readily apparent; "the answer was at first unapparent"
Not subject to appeal; "the judge''s ruling was handed down in a preliminary hearing rather than a trial and was therefore unappealable"
Not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess" Back to top
(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic"
In an unappealing manner; "the kitchen was unappealingly dirty"
Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia''s final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
Not having an appendage
Not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
The property of spoiling the appetite
Not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
The property of spoiling the appetite
Having value that is not acknowledged
Not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"
Not feeling or expressing gratitude; "unappreciative of nature''s bounty"
In an ungrateful manner
Not recognizing or slow to recognize danger
A disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible
Inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars"
Discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable executive"
Not subject to individual determination
Against which no argument can be made
In an unarguable and undisputed manner; "you write as if this fact whilst inarguably forever condemning me to the ranks of Bohemianism nevertheless earned for me the right of entry into any company"
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Take away the weapons from; render harmless
(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms; "went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"; "unarmed vehicles"
Used of plants or animals; without barbs or stings
(used of persons or things military) without protective armor
Used of animals; without protective covering
(used of persons or things military) without protective armor
Used of animals; without protective covering
Without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommital"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"
Uttered without the use of normal words or syllables
Not consisting of segments that are held together by joints
Lacking aesthetic sensibility;
Consisting of or involving a single element or component; "in a unary operation in a mathematical system one element is used to yield a single result"
An operation with exactly one operand
Not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
Not attributable
Used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
Without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it"
Not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome"
Not asked for; "unasked advice"
Without being invited; "an unwanted intrusion"; "uninvited guests" Back to top
Without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument"
Impossible to assail
Able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
In an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views were unchangeably fixed"
Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"
Not blatant or overly aggressive in manner or appearance; "a retiring disposition"
In an unassertive manner; "unassertively, she always follows her husband''s suggestions"
Diffidence about self promotion
Incapable of being transferred
Not assigned; "unassigned personnel"
Unsupported by other people
Lacking help
Not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
In an unassuming manner; "she is unassumingly skeptical of her own work"
A quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs"
Lacking boldness or confidence
Not marked with an asterisk; "unasterisked items"
Not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
(of animals) able to swim about; not attached
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Able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
Impossible to achieve; "an unattainable goal"
The state of being unattainable
In an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree; "this house is unattainably expensive"
Lacking a caretaker; "a neglected child"; "many casualties were lying unattended"
Lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort; "unattended women"; "problems unattended with danger"
Not watched; "she dashed out leaving the bar unattended"; "a fire left unattended"
Having removed clothing
Lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"
Lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect"
Not appealing to the senses; "untempting food"
In an unattractive manner; "she was unattractively dressed last night"
Ugliness that is not appealing
Not attributable
Relatively small fast-moving sloth
Relatively small fast-moving sloth
Intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art"
Not endowed with authority
Without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
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Without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
Unauthorized military absence
The quality of not being unavailable when needed
Not available or accessible or at hand; "fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency"; "his secretary said he was unavailable for comment"
Producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
For which vengeance has not been taken; "an unavenged murder"
The quality of being impossible to avoid or evade
Impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"
A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"
By necessity; "the new council was inescapably of political meaning"
Not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride"
Not affirmed or mentioned or declared
Not openly expressed; "a sneaking suspicion"
Still asleep
Not aroused or activated; "unawakened emotions"
(often followed by `of'') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I''ve known"
(often followed by `of'') lacking knowledge or awareness; "incognizant of the new political situation"
Not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"
Unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention
At a disadvantage; "I was caught short" Back to top
Suddenly and unexpectedly; "rain caught them unawares"; "sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares"- A.Lincoln
Without forethought or plan; inadvertently; "came upon the diamond unawares"
Not awed
Unsupported by other people
Not perplexed by conflicting situations or statements
A state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease)
A state of mental disturbance and disorientation
Derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
Throw out of balance or equilibrium; "The tax relief unbalanced the budget"; "The primadonna unbalances the smooth work in our department"
Debits and credits are not equal
Being or thrown out of equilibrium
Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
Not having balconies
Not identified with a band; "an unbanded bird"
Not having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
Not having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
Remove a bar from (a door, for example)
Not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room"
Not in a barrel
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Impossible to bear; "unbearable pain"; "unendurable agony"
To an unbearable degree; "it was unbearably hot in the room"
Incapable of being overcome or subdued; "an invincible army"; "her invincible spirit"
Hard to defeat; "an unbeatable ball team"
Not conquered
Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
Considered inappropriate for or unattractive on a particular person; "an unbecoming style"
Without decorousness
The quality of being unbecoming
Not befitting; "behavior unbefitting a father"
Free of moral obligation
Without someone''s knowledge; "unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements"
(usually used with `to'') occurring or existing without the knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family"
Without someone''s knowledge; "unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements"
(usually used with `to'') occurring or existing without the knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family"
A rejection of belief
Beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book''s plot is simply incredible"
Having a probability to low to inspire belief
In an unbelievable manner; "he was unbelievably angry"
Not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" Back to top
Someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)
Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"
Holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
Rejecting any belief in gods
In an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her incredulously"
Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
Undo the belt of; "unbelt your trousers"
Lacking a belt; "unbelted jackets are in this season"
Release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
Become less tense, rest, or take one''s ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let''s all relax after a hard day''s work"
Make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"
Free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
Straighten up or out; make straight
Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
Not having a benefice
Erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
Not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber"
Without bias Back to top
Characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems"
Without bias
Characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiased account of her family problems"
Not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome"
Not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid and unwelcome"
Not opinionated
Untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
Having or showing no resentment or desire for revenge; "remarkably unbitter toward her captors"
Not artificially colored or bleached; "unbleached blonde hair"; "her hair is uncolored"; "undyed cotton"
Free from physical or moral spots or stains; "an unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion"
Not blended or mixed together
Not provided with something desirable; "a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water"
Not shrinking from danger
Showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year"
Showing no emotion; "the convicted killer listened unblinkingly to the reading of his sentence"
Make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator''s bank account"
Play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
Not caused to bleed; "got out of the fracas with his nose unbloodied"
Achieved without bloodshed; "an unbloody transfer of power"
Feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism" Back to top
Without blushing; "his principal opponent unblushingly declared victory before the ballots had been counted"
Having no body
Not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts"
Undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door"
Not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room"
Not reserved in advance
Having no border
Not yet brought into existence; "unborn generations"
Relieve oneself of troubling information
Not restrained or tied down by bonds
Not secured within a cover; "an unbound book"
Not held in chemical or physical combination
Seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"
The quality of being infinite; without bound or limit
An interval that does not include its endpoints
Not forced to bow down to a conqueror
Erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
Remove from a box; "unbox the presents"
Remove a brace or braces form
Remove a brace or braces from Back to top
Remove from tension
Undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
Without braces or props
Undo the braids of; "unbraid my hair"
Not successfully subjected to brainwashing; "despite the torture and the psychological pressure some POWs remained unbrainwashed"
Without branches; "a tree with an unbranched trunk"
Without branches; "a tree with an unbranched trunk"
Not marked with a brand; "unbranded cattle"
Impossible to break especially under ordinary usage; "unbreakable plastic dinnerwear"
Impossible to not honor; "an unbreakable promise"
A consistency of something that does not break under pressure
Not bridgeable; "a wide unbridgeable river"; "unbridgeable generation gap"
Not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage"
Not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept"
Marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence; "cars in an unbroken procession"; "the unbroken quiet of the afternoon"
(of farmland) not plowed; "unplowed fields"; "unbroken land"
Not subdued or trained for service or use; "unbroken colts"
Not fed on by animals; "an unbrowsed meadow"
(of hair or clothing) not brushed; "snarled unbrushed hair"; "the suit was wrinkled and unbrushed, as if it had been slept in" Back to top
Undo the buckle of; "Unbuckle your seat belt"
Take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
Free or relieve (someone) of a burden
Not encumbered with a physical burden or load
Not burdened with difficulties or responsibilities; "unburdened by an overarching theory"- Alex Inkeles
Not buried
Having not undergone oxidation; "unburned powder"
Of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction
Undo the buttons of; "unbutton the shirt"
Not buttoned; "the wind picked up the hem of her unbuttoned coat"
Not under constraint in action or expression; "this unbuttoned and disrespectful age"- Curtis Bok; "unlaced behavior in the neighborhood pub"
Unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers'' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
Not required or requested; "uncalled-for suggestions"
Not containing camphor
In an uncanny manner; "uncannily human robots"
Beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco'' is chiefly Scottish)
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew pierc
Used especially of front teeth; "natural uncapped teeth"
Not having carbonation
Lacking needed care and attention Back to top
Without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake''"
Lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person"
Not carpeted; "bare uncarpeted floors"
Not carved
Get undressed; "please don''t undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
Not castrated
Not categorized or sorted
Not categorized or sorted
Not caulked or sealed
Having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times"
Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standar
Continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell''s perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
With unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste"
Not subject to censorship; "uncensored news reports"
Without ceremony or formality; "an unceremonious speech"
Without due formalities; "unceremonious dismissal from office"
Without ceremony or formality; "an unceremonious speech"
In an unceremonious manner; "he was dismissed unceremoniously"
An unceremonial manner
Ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms" Back to top
Not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consquences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"
Lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
Not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"
Not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
Not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
Not safe from danger or mishap; "faced an uncertain future"; "an unsure existence"
Not firm or secure; "balancing three boxes in an uncertain pile"
Subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"
In an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs"
Showing lack of certainty; "he paused uncertainly"
Being unsettled or in doubt; "the uncertainty of the outcome"
Being unsettled or in doubt; "the uncertainty of the outcome"
The state of being unsure of something
(quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time
Lacking requisite official documentation or endorsement
Make free
Remove the chains from
Not bound by shackles and chains
Not open to challenge; "unchallengeable facts"; "a position of unchallengeable supremacy"
Accepted without question; "undoubted evidence" Back to top
The quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
Not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life"
The quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
In an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views were unchangeably fixed"
Remaining in an original state; "persisting unaltered through time"
Not made or become different; "the causes that produced them have remained unchanged"
Showing little if any change; "a static population"
Conforming to the same principles or course of action over time
Not active or moving; "a static village community and a completely undynamic type of agriculture"; "static feudal societies"
The quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
Distinctive and not typical; "a book uncharacteristic of its author"
In uncharacteristic manner; "he was uncharacteristically cool"
Distinctive and not typical; "a book uncharacteristic of its author"
Of a particle or body or system; having no charge; "an uncharged particle"; "an uncharged battery"
Lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade
Harsh and severe; "I hope I''m not being uncharitable but he really is a bore"; "unjust and uncharitable criticism"
(of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated; "uncharted seas"
Not chartered
Not chaste; "unchaste conduct"
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Incapable of being checked or restrained
Not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage"
Lacking cheer; depressing; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"
Not conducive to cheer or good spirits
A feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
Offensively discourteous
In an unchivalrous and ungallant manner; "unchivalrously, the husbands who had to provide such innocent indulgences eventually began to count the costs"
Not of a Christian faith
Not becoming to or like a Christian; "ashamed to have to recognize how unchristianly his assumptions and motives are"
Not becoming to or like a Christian; "ashamed to have to recognize how unchristianly his assumptions and motives are"
A style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
Relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals); "uncial letters"
The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
Lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather
Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
In an uncivil manner; "he treats his former wife uncivilly"
Having removed clothing
Not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee; "unclaimed luggage" Back to top
Release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands"
Not possible to classify
Not arranged in any specific grouping
Not subject to a security classification
The brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
A source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"
Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dir
Ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3
Lack of cleanly habits
The habit of neglecting cleanliness
The state of being unsanitary
Not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
Poorly stated or described; "he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts"
Not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting"
Not cleared; not rid of objects or obstructions; "uncleared land"; "many cars were stuck in the snow on uncleared streets"
Incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear
United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)
A personification of the United States government
A servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites Back to top
Impossible to surmount or climb
Impossible to climb
Remove the clip from
Not clipped; "unclipped rosebushes"; "unclipped hair"
Not clipped; without a portion cut off; "unclipped wings"
Remove a cloak from
Reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"
Become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"
Freed of obstructions; "an unclogged drain"
Get undressed; "please don''t undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
Take the covers off; "She unclothed her innermost feelings"
Strip; "unclothe your heart of envy"
Not wearing clothing
Not made opaque or cloudy by sediment; "the wine was unclouded"
Not mentally disordered; "an unclouded mind"
Free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky"
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
The quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes"
Rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
Having nothing extraneous; "an uncluttered room"; "the unlittered shoulders of the road" Back to top
Beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco'' is chiefly Scottish)
To a remarkably degree or extent; "she was unusually tall"
Not having a coating; "uncoated paper"
Not brought about by coercion or force; "the confession was uncoerced"
Unwind or untwist
No longer coiled
Not brought together in one place; "uncollected garbage in the streets"
Not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
Without color; "pure water is uncolored"
Not artificially colored or bleached; "unbleached blonde hair"; "her hair is uncolored"; "undyed cotton"
Without color; "pure water is uncolored"
Not having columns
Not capable of being combed
(of hair) not combed; "he was unwashed and uncombed with his clothes half buttoned"; "wild unkempt hair"
Not joined or united into one
Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
Providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
Conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teache
Embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
The state of being tense and feeling pain Back to top
In physical discomfort; "she lay on the couch, her body uncomfortably twisted"
Not conducive to commercial success; "might prove arty and hence uncommercial"- H.E.Clurman
Not having been commercialized
Not having been commercialized
Not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
Not bound or pledged
Not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"
Not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his
Marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
Exceptionally; "a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find"
Extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and uncommon
Not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
The trait of being uncommunicative
The highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high)
Such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the
In an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree; "she is incomparably gifted"
Not compartmented; not divided into compartments or isolated units
Lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare
Not paying a salary; "an uncompensated federal post"
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Not complaining; "uncomplaining courage"
Without complaining; "an equally gallant little wife and mother uncomplainingly keeping up the production of tasty and nourishing meals"
Not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"
Not caught or not caught within bounds; "an uncompleted pass"
Not yet finished; "his thesis is still incomplete"; "an uncompleted play"
Easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
Lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine"
Tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
Not complimentary; "uncomplimentary dress"
Not constituting a compound
Not fully understood; "an uncomprehended mystery"
Lacking understanding; "tried to explain to her uncomprehending husband"
Difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
Restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"
Not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"
In an uncompromising manner
Not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity"
The trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
A feeling of lack of concern
Lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen''s comprehension and control"; "blithely unconce Back to top
Not occupied or engaged with; "readers unconcerned with style"
Easy in mind; not worried; "the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination"
In an unconcerned manner; "war was breaking out in Europe, but she unconcernedly planned for a holiday"
Not conditional; "unconditional surrender"
Not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else
Not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
In an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges"
Not subject to a condition; "he accepted the offer unconditionally"
Without conditions or limitations; "a total ban"
Not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex"
An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
People who have not confessed; "the unconfessed cannot be forgiven"
Not admitted; "unconfessed sins"
Lacking or marked by a lack of confidence
Not confined
Free from confinement or physical restraint
Not finally established or settled; "an unconfirmed letter of credit"; "unconfirmed rumors"
Not correspondent; "a description unconformable to previous accounts"
Not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers"
Not perplexed by conflicting situations or statements Back to top
Used of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted
Not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"
Very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"
A disposition not to be congenial
Lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
Not joined or linked together
Not connected by birth or family
Having had the relation broken
The lack of a connection between things
Not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; "a tribute to his courage...and his unconquerable will"- R.E.Danielson; "faced unconquerable difficulties"
Incapable of being surmounted or excelled; "insuperable odds"; "insuperable heroes"
Not conquered
Not conscientious; not guided by a sense of right and wrong
The trait of not being painstaking or careful
The quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience
Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
Lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar"
That part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
Not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"
Without conscious volition Back to top
(followed by `of'') not knowing or perceiving; "happily unconscious of the new calamity at home"- Charles Dickens
Without awareness; "she jumped up unconsciously when he entered the room"
A state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
That part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
A mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"
Not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
Without proper consideration or reflection; "slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words"; "prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions"
Sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died"
Loose and unstratified; "unconsolidated soil"
Not constipated
Not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution
In an unconstitutional manner; "the president acted unconstitutionally"
Not under constraint of any kind; "sailors at liberty while their ship is in port"; "you are at liberty to go"
The trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
Not constricted physically or by extension psychologically; "healthy unconstricted arteries"
Not constructive
Not eaten or drunk up; "the cat found the baby''s undrunk milk"
Not consumed
Not consummated (especially of a marriage); "an unconsummated marriage can be annulled"
Free from admixture with noxious elements; clean; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake" Back to top
Not corrupted by contact or association; "there is no culture uncontaminated by contact with the outside world"
Not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
Not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition; "uncontested authority"
Not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu; "an air of unstudied spontaneous utterance is apt to be painstakingly achieved"; "simple unstudied charm"
Impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"
Not susceptible of improvement; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"
Of persons; "the little boy''s parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
Difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"
In an uncontrolled manner; "she laughed uncontrollably"
Not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
Extravagant or extreme; "the inhumanity of his untempered principles"- M.S.Dworkin
Not likely to arouse controversy
Not offensive; "an inoffensive level"
Not involving any controversy
Not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"
Not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"
Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
Unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional
Originality by virtue of being unconventional
In an unconventional manner; "she always behaves rather unconventionally" Back to top
Not converted
Used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value
Lacking conviction; "I remain unconvinced"
Not convincing; "unconvincing excuses"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"
Having a probability to low to inspire belief
In an unconvincing manner; "he argued unconvincingly"
Not cooked
(spoken slang) unfashionable and boring
Intentionally unaccommodating; "the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging"
Unwilling to cooperate; "an uncooperative witness"
Not well coordinated; "his movements are clumsy and uncoordinated"
Lacking proper coordination; "uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games"
Lacking warmth or friendliness; "looked uncordial as we approached"
Draw the cork from (bottles); "uncork the French wine"
Release; "uncork his anger"
Not susceptible of improvement; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"
Left faulty or wrong; "uncorrected astigmatism"
Not subjected to correction or discipline; "let her children grow up uncorrected"
Not varying together
Unsupported by nother evidence Back to top
Not debased; "though his associates were dishonest, he remained uncorrupted"; "uncorrupted values"
Not decayed or decomposed
(of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks
Too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands"
Disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds"
Having the coupling undone; "the uncoupled caboose rolled down the incline"
Not befitting a cousin
Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence";
In an uncouth manner; "uncouthly, he told stories that made everybody at the table wince"
Inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
Remove all or part of one''s clothes to show one''s body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"
Make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"; "The newspaper uncovered the President''s illegal dealings"
Not covered with clothing; "her exposed breast"
Not supplied with a cover or covering; "an uncovered well"; "the stands are uncovered so take an umbrella"
The act of discovering something
The removal of covering
Without chinks or crannies
Remove from the crate; "uncrate the glassed carefully!"
Used especially of fabrics; "uncreased trousers"
Not creative; "an uncreative imagination" Back to top
A lack of creativity
Not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors; "a devoted and almost uncritical admirer"
Marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts"
Lacking in discrimination; "she was absolutely uncritical, she believed everything"
In an uncritical manner; "he accepted her decisions uncritically"
Not used for growing crops; "uncropped soil"
Not subjected to cutting or clipping or browsing; "uncropped hair"; "a dog with uncropped ears"; "tall uncropped grass"
Change from a crossed to an uncrossed position; "She uncrossed her legs"
Not crossed; "sitting primly with uncrossed legs"
(of a check) not crosses
Having or allowing sufficient room; "an uncrowded train"; "an uncrowded view"
Not (especially not yet) provided with a crown; "the uncrowned king"
Not having an artificial crown on a tooth; used especially of molars and bicuspids; "uncrowned teeth badly in need of attention"
Without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure"
Not finally or definitely formed; "uncrystallized ideas"
Without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure"
Not finally or definitely formed; "uncrystallized ideas"
Anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Smug self-serving earnestness Back to top
Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"
In an unctuous manner
Smug self-serving earnestness
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