Unfinished
/ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
Definitions
Not complete; not brought to an end.
/ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
Not brought to a conclusion; incomplete.
The report was unfinished because of a power outage.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're building a LEGO castle but run out of bricks before you finish the roof. Your castle is 'unfinished'! It means something isn't done.
👶 For kids: Not all the way done.
More Examples
She left the sculpture unfinished, preferring a more spontaneous creation.
The unfinished symphony was a great loss to music.
How It's Used
"The artist showed an unfinished painting."
"The novel was left unfinished after the author's death."
"The house had unfinished floors."
Synonyms
From Middle English *unfynisshed*, from Old English *unfȳnesed* (literally, "not finished").
Used since at least the 14th century, the term 'unfinished' has always conveyed the concept of incompletion or a lack of finality.
Memory tip
Think of a race not completed, a task left undone.