unfinished

/'ʌn'finiʃt/

Thân thiện

The carpenter sands the unfinished wooden table.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not completed or concluded: Describes something that has not been brought to an end, a final state, or a desired level of completion.
   • Lacking a final finish or polish: Describes a material or object that lacks the final surface treatment (such as paint, varnish, or sanding) typically applied to complete it.

Usage and Examples

• General Usage (Not Completed):
  • The novel remained unfinished after the author's death.
  • We have some unfinished business to discuss from the last meeting.
• Specific Usage (Lacking a Surface Finish):
  • The table is made of unfinished oak, so it still feels rough.
  • They sell unfinished furniture that you can paint yourself.

Advanced Usage

• "unfinished symphony": A famous cultural reference, often used metaphorically to describe any grand project or work left incomplete.
  • His life's work felt like an unfinished symphony.
• Used to describe abstract concepts like tasks, work, or emotional matters that remain unresolved.
  • Their argument left her with a sense of unfinished business.

Variants and Related Words

• Finish (verb): To bring to an end or to completion; to apply a final surface to something.
  • He needs to finish his homework.
  • She will finish the wood with a coat of varnish.
• Unfinishable (adjective): Incapable of being finished. (Less common)
  • The repair job seemed unfinishable due to missing parts.

Synonyms

• Incomplete: Lacking some part; not whole or finished.
• Inconclusive: Not leading to a definite result or decision.
• Rough: Not smoothed or finished; in a natural or crude state.
• Unresolved: Not settled or concluded.

Antonyms

• Finished: Brought to an end; completed; having a final surface treatment.
• Complete: Having all parts or elements; concluded.
• Polished: Made smooth and glossy by rubbing or chemical action; refined.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Unfinished business: Matters that still need to be dealt with or resolved.
  • Before I retire, I have some unfinished business with that client.
• Leave something unfinished: To not complete a task or project.
  • He hated to leave a job unfinished.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking a surface finish such as paint
   • bare wood
   • unfinished furniture
2. not brought to an end or conclusion
   • unfinished business
   • the building is still unfinished
3. not brought to the desired final state

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bare