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"Un" Vocabulary Words

Based on the definitions, guess these words that start with Un.
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Definition
Word
To open a wine bottle
Uncork
Sick
Unwell
Like a fetus
Unborn
Like an island that does not
appear on maps
Uncharted
Like a zombie
Undead
Like an intern who receives
no compensation
Unpaid
Like a spacecraft with no crew
Unmanned
Not domesticated
Untamed
To release a sail or flag
Unfurl
Like a detergent with no smell
Unscented
Definition
Word
Like an error that is not caused
by one's opponent
Unforced
To dig up from underground
Unearth
Like a loan with no collateral
Unsecured
Raw
Uncooked
To untie a boat, or pull up its anchor
Unmoor
To remove a knight from his mount
Unhorse
What you can't do to a bell
Unring
Like an object that is bulky and
awkward to handle
Unwieldy
Not level
Uneven
A lie
Untruth
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28 Comments
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Level 53
Aug 24, 2013
What about Unencumbered for like a loan with no collateral?
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Level 44
Aug 24, 2013
Nah. If you don't put real estate up as collateral for a loan, the estate is unencumbered, while the loan is unsecured.
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Level 64
Aug 25, 2013
Did ok- but was definitely thinking unseat for the knight one.
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Level ∞
Aug 25, 2013
Added unseat as an acceptable answer.
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Level 76
Jan 14, 2020
I tried unsaddle, I made it up so no idea if it exists but I think it is a good word :) because you throw them out of their saddle
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Level 88
May 9, 2022
You unsaddle the horse when you remove its saddle.
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Level 77
Apr 30, 2015
How about some "un" words where the "un" doesn't mean "not"? Like unicorn, uniform unilateral, university, universe, under, unify etc?
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Level 89
Sep 15, 2018
Most of those are probably better suited for a "uni-" quiz.
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Level 57
May 27, 2015
What about unhealthy for sick?
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Level ∞
Jul 3, 2018
Okay I suppose
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Level 34
Mar 8, 2025
How about changing "sick" for "ill"? I was trying to think of words that mean "vomit". "Unwell" to me doesn't necessarily imply throwing up, while "sick" obviously does
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Level 73
Feb 4, 2016
what about some more interesting words than just opposites of other words - university, unanimous, uncle...
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Level 81
Sep 1, 2018
...unison, unicycle, undulate...
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Level 85
Jan 16, 2024
underwear, unification, unguent, ungula, ungulate, unit
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Level 40
May 13, 2016
what about undiscovered for the island question?
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Level 63
Apr 3, 2018
"Maps" was the key word here, so "uncharted" is the correct answer.
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Level 94
Sep 15, 2018
I'm with ebruck- undiscovered fits the clue just as well.
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Level 63
Sep 15, 2018
Since "maps" is the key word, "unmapped" should at least work.
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Level 57
Feb 11, 2018
I didn't think of unforced (error) in the tennis sense...and I play tennis. Rats!
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Level 80
Sep 17, 2018
"Unearned" is the term in baseball, without specifying the sport, shouldn't that be accepted as well?
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Level 63
Sep 17, 2018
Raw is not specific enough; it's need to be "raw food". Just the word raw meant to me as in a mineral or commodity so I was quite perturbed to find that "unrefined", "uncut", "untouched", etc. were not viable options. I went through about 10 examples and still couldn't get it; if food had been included I would've had it instantly.
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Level 54
Sep 17, 2018
For the UNMOORED one, I got UNTETHERED in my mind and had the hardest time thinking of anything else.
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Level 46
Apr 7, 2019
Well I put tame not tamed.

Unforced error is a thing? I had to google that.

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Level 84
May 21, 2021
Isn't that unprocessed food? That would be a broader term, but it fits, I guess...
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Level 76
Aug 19, 2021
Unwieldly or Unwieldy should both work. Both spellings are correct.
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Level 79
May 31, 2024
I feel like untether should be an acceptable answer for unmoor.
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Level 88
Jul 3, 2024
raw (depending on its usage): unrefined, unprocessed, uncultured, uncut, uneducated, uncultured, uncivilized, etc.
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Level 76
Jun 10, 2025
How about unperfumed? I also tried unmanageable for unwieldly, though I agree unwieldly is a better answer

And all the "likes" were throwing me off. like as fetus would lead me to fetal(like) and not an actual one. Or makes me think of American highschool girls from the 90's omg like totally.. And like why didn't you like have the clue be like "like a lie"? I don't see why all of a sudden the like is left out there (and in some other places)

Several constructions would work better than like, in my opinion. For instance;

When an island does not appear on maps, it's...

A spacecraft with no crew is...

You could call an object that is big and awkward to handle...

Etc