uncovering
1: the removal of covering [syn: {denudation}, {stripping}, {baring}, {husking}] 2: the act of discovering something [syn: {discovery}, {find}]
uncrannied
1: without chinks or crannies [syn: {smooth}] [ant: {crannied}]
uncrate
1: remove from the crate; "uncrate the glassed carefully!" [ant: {crate}]
uncreased
1: used especially of fabrics; "uncreased trousers" [syn: {creaseless}]
uncreative
1: not creative; "an uncreative imagination" [ant: {creative}]
uncritical
1: marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts" [syn: {noncritical}] [ant: {critical}] 2: not critical; not...
uncritically
1: in an uncritical manner; "he accepted her decisions uncritically" [ant: {critically}]
uncropped
1: not subjected to cutting or clipping or browsing; "uncropped hair"; "a dog with uncropped ears"; "tall uncropped grass" [ant: {cropped}] 2: not used for growing crops; "uncropped soil"
uncross
1: change from a crossed to an uncrossed position; "She uncrossed her legs" [ant: {cross}]
uncrossed
1: (of a check) not crosses [ant: {crossed}] 2: not crossed; "sitting primly with uncrossed legs" [ant: {crossed}]
uncrowded
1: having or allowing sufficient room; "an uncrowded train"; "an uncrowded view" [ant: {crowded}]
uncrowned
1: not having an artificial crown on a tooth; used especially of molars and bicuspids; "uncrowned teeth badly in need of attention" [ant: {crowned}] 2: not (especially not yet) provided with a crown; ...
uncrystallised
1: not finally or definitely formed; "uncrystallized ideas" [syn: {uncrystallized}] [ant: {crystallized}] 2: without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure" [s...
uncrystallized
1: not finally or definitely formed; "uncrystallized ideas" [syn: {uncrystallised}] [ant: {crystallized}] 2: without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure" [s...
unction
1: excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm [syn: {smarm}, {fulsomeness}] 2: smug self-serving earnestness [syn: {fulsomeness}, {oiliness}, {oleaginousness}, {smarminess}, {unct...
unctuous
1: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-...
unctuously
1: in an unctuous manner [syn: {smarmily}, {fulsomely}]
unctuousness
1: smug self-serving earnestness [syn: {fulsomeness}, {oiliness}, {oleaginousness}, {smarminess}, {unction}]
uncultivable
1: not suitable for cultivation or tilling; "thickets of indigenous trees...on uncultivable land"- C.B.Palmer [syn: {uncultivatable}]
uncultivatable
1: not suitable for cultivation or tilling; "thickets of indigenous trees...on uncultivable land"- C.B.Palmer [syn: {uncultivable}]
uncultivated
1: (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops; "uncultivated land" [ant: {cultivated}] 2: (of persons) lacking art or knowledge [syn: {artless}, {uncultured}] 3: characteristic of a person who...
uncultured
1: (of persons) lacking art or knowledge [syn: {artless}, {uncultivated}]
uncurbed
1: not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage" [syn: {unbridled}, {unchecked}, {ungoverned}]
uncured
1: not seasoned; "uncured pelts" 2: used of meats
uncurl
1: move out of a curled position; "He uncurled himself"
uncurled
1: not curled; "lay uncurled on the bed" 2: not having been curled
uncurtained
1: not provided with curtains; "blank, curtainless windows stared back at her" [syn: {curtainless}] [ant: {curtained}]
uncurved
1: having no curves [syn: {uncurving}]
uncurving
1: having no curves [syn: {uncurved}]
uncus
1: (biology) any hook-shaped process or part [also: {unci} (pl)]
uncut
1: not trimmed; "shaggy untrimmed locks" [syn: {untrimmed}] [ant: {trimmed}] 2: (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine; "uncut grass"; "an unmown lawn" [syn: {unmo...
undamaged
1: not harmed or spoiled; sound [ant: {damaged}]
undatable
1: not capable of being given a date [ant: {datable}]
undated
1: not bearing a date; "a dateless letter" [syn: {dateless}]
undaunted
1: unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made" [syn: {undismayed}, {unshaken}] 2: resolutely courageous; "undaunted in the face of death"
undeceive
1: free from deception or illusion [ant: {deceive}]
undeceived
1: freed of a mistaken or misguided notion; "some people are still not disabused of the old idea that the universe revolves around the Earth" [syn: {disabused(p)}]
undecided
1: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn: {open}, {undetermined}, {unres...
undecipherable
1: not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn: {indecipherable}, {unclear}, {unreadable}]
undecipherably
1: in an illegible manner; "this student writes illegibly" [syn: {illegibly}, {unreadably}] [ant: {legibly}]
undeciphered
1: not deciphered; "Linear A is still undeciphered" [ant: {deciphered}]
undeclared
1: not announced or openly acknowledged; "fighting an undeclared war" [ant: {declared}]
undecomposable
1: representing the furthest possible extent of analysis or division into parts; "a feeling is a simple and undecomposable mental state"- G.S.Brett; "this weight of evidence is something mystical and ...
undecorated
1: not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction [syn: {unadorned}] [ant: {adorned}]
undedicated
1: not dedicated; "the playground has been completed but is still undedicated" [ant: {dedicated}]
undefeated
1: victorious; "undefeated in battle"; "an undefeated team" [ant: {defeated}]
undefendable
1: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: {assailable}, {undefended}, {open}]
undefended
1: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: {assailable}, {undefendable}, {open}]
undefiled
1: free from stain or blemish [syn: {immaculate}] 2: (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks [syn: {u...
undefinable
1: not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words; "an indefinable feeling of terror"; "an abstract concept that seems indefinable" [syn: {indefinable}]
undefined
1: not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; "an undefined term"; "undefined authority"; "some undefined sense of excitement"; "vague feelings of sadness"; "a vague uneasiness" [syn: {vague...
undelineated
1: not represented accurately or precisely [ant: {delineated}]
undemanding
1: not demanding; requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss" [ant: {demanding}]
undemocratic
1: not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals; "the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures" [ant: {democratic}]
undemocratically
1: in an undemocratic manner; "undemocratically, he made all the important decisions without his colleagues" [ant: {democratically}]
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undemonstrative
1: not given to open expression of emotion [ant: {demonstrative}]
undeniable
1: not possible to deny [ant: {deniable}]
undeniably
1: to an undeniable degree or in an undeniable manner; "she is undeniably the most gifted student in the class"
undenominational
1: not bound to devoted to the promotion of a particular denomination; "undenominational religious instruction"
undependability
1: the trait of not being dependable or reliable [syn: {undependableness}, {unreliability}, {unreliableness}] [ant: {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}]
undependable
1: not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" [syn: {unreliable}] [ant: {reliable}, {reliable}] 2: not to be t...
undependableness
1: the trait of not being dependable or reliable [syn: {undependability}, {unreliability}, {unreliableness}] [ant: {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}, {dependability}]
undependably
1: in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner [syn: {unfaithfully}, {unreliably}] [ant: {faithfully}, {faithfully}, {faithfully}]
under
1: located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine" [syn: {nether}] 2: lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary" [syn: {under(a)}] adv 1: down ...
under attack
1: subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement" [syn: {under attack(p)}, {under fire(p)}]
under consideration
1: now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the matter in hand" [syn: {at issue(a)}, {in dispute(p)}, {in hand(p)}, {in question(p)}, {under consideration(p)}]
under control
1: unable to act freely; "he held the enemy's armies in check" [syn: {in check}, {in restraint}]
under fire
1: subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement" [syn: {under attack(p)}, {under fire(p)}]
under it
1: under that; "the headings and the items listed thereunder" [syn: {thereunder}, {under that}]
under that
1: under that; "the headings and the items listed thereunder" [syn: {thereunder}, {under it}]
under the weather
1: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" ...
under way
1: in motion; set in motion; "the ship got under way"
under wraps
1: kept secret; "the plan was kept carefully under wraps" [syn: {under wraps(p)}]
under-the-table
1: designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing" [syn: {sub-rosa}, {behind-the-scenes}]
underachieve
1: perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year" [syn: {underperform}]
underachievement
1: poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests) [ant: {overachievement}]
underachiever
1: a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates [syn: {underperformer}, {nonachiever}]
underact
1: act (a role) with great restraint [syn: {underplay}] [ant: {overact}]
underage
1: not of legal age; "minor children" [syn: {minor}, {nonaged}] [ant: {major}] 2: dependent by virtue of youth
underarm
1: with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: {underhand}, {underhanded}] [ant: {overhand}] adv : with the hand swung below shoulder ...
underbelly
1: lower side; "the underbellies of clouds" 2: the soft belly or underside of an animal's body [syn: {underbody}] 3: the quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winsto...
underbid
1: bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants 2: bid lower than a competing bidder [ant: {outbid}] 3: bid too low [ant: {overbid}] [also: {underbidding}]
underbodice
1: a short sleeveless undergarment for women [syn: {camisole}]
underbody
1: the soft belly or underside of an animal's body [syn: {underbelly}]
underboss
1: an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)
underbred
1: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: {ill-bred}, {bounderish}, {lowbred}, {rude}, {yokelish}] 2: of inferior or mixed breed; "a cur dog"; "an underbred dog"
underbrush
1: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest [syn: {undergrowth}, {underwood}]
undercarriage
1: framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
undercharge
1: a price that is too low 2: an insufficient charge v : charge (someone) too little money [ant: {overcharge}]
underclass
1: belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum; "underclass mothers and children" [syn: {underclass(a)}]
underclassman
1: an undergraduate who is not yet a senior [syn: {lowerclassman}]
underclothed
1: inadequately clothed [syn: {half-clothed}, {scantily clad}]
underclothes
1: undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments [syn: {underwear}, {underclothing}]
underclothing
1: undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments [syn: {underwear}, {underclothes}]
undercoat
1: seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion [syn: {underseal}] 2: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to ...
undercoated
1: (of motor vehicles) having a coating of tar or rubber-based material applied to the underside to retard rusting [syn: {undersealed}]
undercover
1: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret...
undercover agent
1: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors [syn: {spy}]
undercover work
1: the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes [syn: {spying}]
undercurrent
1: subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning [syn: {undertone}] 2: a current below the surface of a fluid [syn: {undertide}]
undercut
1: the material removed by a cut made underneath 2: the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column [syn: {tenderloin}] 3: a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determin...
underdevelop
1: process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature; "These photos are underdeveloped"
underdeveloped
1: relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply [syn: {developing}] 2: not yet fully developed 3: (of a photograph) lacking in contrast because it was left in the ...
underdevelopment
1: state of inadequate development; "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry" 2: (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast
underdog
1: one at a disadvantage and expected to lose
underdone
1: insufficiently cooked [syn: {half-baked}]
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