unfinished

un·fin·ished (-fin′is̸ht)

adjective

modif.

Not completed
uncompleted, undone, half done, incomplete, under construction, unperformed, imperfect, unconcluded, deficient, unexecuted, unaccomplished, in preparation, in the making, not done, in the rough, sketchy, tentative, shapeless, formless, unperfected, unfulfilled, undeveloped, unassembled, defective, found wanting, cut short, immature, faulty, crude, rough.
Antonyms done*, completed*, perfected. *
Without a finish
natural, unpainted, unvarnished, unpolished, bare, raw, rough, crude, unprotected, uncovered, plain, undecorated, unadorned.
Antonyms painted, varnished, enameled.

Modifying Another Word

yet: New stadia include the Berlin Olympic stadium, Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and the as yet unfinished Wembley.
still: All the same, there is still unfinished business.
clearly: There is still sawdust in all the corners and the paintwork is clearly unfinished.
much: The meeting closed about 2105 hrs, there being much unfinished business.
very: The new version is much more ambitious and handles 2D data efficiently, but the help function seems very unfinished as yet.
often: The problem for the beekeeper is that this store of honey is often unfinished, or blemished in some way making it unsaleable.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

leave: Leaving the job unfinished leaves a permanent question mark over the very concept of such ambitious projects.

Modifies a noun

symphony: Dr. King left an unfinished symphony which we must finish.
masterpiece: At the time of his death Robert Louis Stevenson was working on his unfinished masterpiece, Weir of Hermiston.
manuscript: It might just be that unfinished manuscript on the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
revolution: Finally, I address the politics of unfinished global revolution.
sympathy: Whilst Cindy says that she doesn't want to nominate a tune, Sam opts for Massive Attacks " Unfinished Sympathy " .
business: I feel I have unfinished business in Formula Renault.

Used with adjective complement

remain: WS: There's a lot of stuff that remains unfinished.
leave: The picture was left unfinished at the painter's death.
seem: In the conventional sense my work may sometimes seem unfinished.
sound: People seem to prefer those songs because they sound unfinished.
feel: In this small but significant regard, the car feels unfinished.
lie: For the next 2 years the canal lay unfinished with goods from Horncastle having to be carried across land to the head of navigation.

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