unfinished

Definitions of unfinished
  1. adjective
    not brought to the desired final state
    Synonyms:
    raw, unsanded
    used of wood and furniture
    rough-cut, roughhewn
    of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing
    undressed
    of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
    unfattened
    (of market animals) not optimal for marketing
    unhewn
    (of stone especially) not given a finished form by or as if by hewing
    unpainted
    not having a coat of paint or badly in need of a fresh coat
    unprocessed
    not altered from an original or natural state
    rough, unsmooth
    having or caused by an irregular surface
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    Antonyms:
    finished
    (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
    dressed, polished
    (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
    fattened
    (of market animals) made ready for market
    fattening
    subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter
    painted
    coated with paint
    processed
    prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
    smooth
    having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
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  2. adjective
    not brought to an end or conclusion
    “unfinished business”
    “the building is still unfinished”
    Synonyms:
    incomplete, uncompleted
    not yet finished
    pending
    awaiting conclusion or confirmation
    undone
    not done
    unended
    not ended; lacking an end or conclusion
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    Antonyms:
    finished
    ended or brought to an end
    all over, complete, concluded, ended, over, terminated
    having come or been brought to a conclusion
    done, through, through with
    having finished or arrived at completion
    done with, through with
    having no further concern with
    fin de siecle
    relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century)
    up
    used up
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  3. adjective
    lacking a surface finish such as paint
    “unfinished furniture”
    synonyms: bare
    unpainted
    not having a coat of paint or badly in need of a fresh coat
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