as in native
not completed
They sell unfinished furniture at the flea market.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unfinished
Audiences have become wary of movies that feel unfinished — consider the diminished box office of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, blamed by many on the film’s announcement of itself as an incomplete story.
—
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Four hundred years of business is still unfinished—not just ours, but our people’s.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 June 2025
Several exhibition spaces and two unfinished concrete buildings designed by Judd are also included.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 June 2025
Big-ticket items included Lynch's own copies of the Lost Highway screenplay and separately, a set of unfinished screenplays for Ronnie Rocket.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfinished
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Four hundred years of business is still unfinished—not just ours, but our people’s.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 June 2025
Several exhibition spaces and two unfinished concrete buildings designed by Judd are also included.
—News Desk, Artforum, 11 June 2025
Big-ticket items included Lynch's own copies of the Lost Highway screenplay and separately, a set of unfinished screenplays for Ronnie Rocket.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfinished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfinished
Adjective
-
Alabama native Judkins kicked off his football career at Ole Miss University of Mississippi.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
13 July 2025
-
Enderlin, an Arkansas native and graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, swapped a work shirt for a Western pearl snap before joining her fellow creatives.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
Adjective
-
The location, unpolished but still touched with Telfar’s essence, as his white and neutral-toned tank tops hung on clotheslines from building to building looming above the audience.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
-
The interiors feature raw, unpolished concrete walls and ceilings, thoughtfully juxtaposed with soft timber furnishings in a traditional Norwegian style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
Adjective
-
The Montana Department of Labor & Industry reported that its top three imports from Canada in 2021 were crude oil, platinum waste and scrap, and conifer wood.—
Jenna Sundel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
-
The Fort Worth water department is using the Village Creek Drying Beds as part of an emergency response to a spill of 2,600 barrels of crude oil near Lake Arlington in early May.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
Adjective
-
The mission: Mix fruits and veggies from the morning’s haul and make a no-rules raw salad—and have fun.—
Karen Yuan,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
-
Charlotte Pike Sixty Vines Score = 65 Date of inspection: June 23 Examples of violations: Cooked chicken cooling on the bottom shelf below raw meats in the walk-in; stainless steel polish stored with prepped potatoes in the sink; dry rag buried in a bulk container of flour.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unfinished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfinished. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share