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fast, fixed, hard-and-fast, immutable, inflexible, unalterable—more at INFLEXIBLE

un·chang·ing adjective : not changing or capable of change

Synonyms

constant, stable, stationary, steady, unvarying—more at CONSTANT

un·charged adjective : having no electrical charge

un·char·i·ta·ble adjective 1 : not charitable

2 : severe in judging others

— un·char·i·ta·ble·ness noun

— un·char·i·ta·bly adverb

Synonyms

[1] cheap, close, mean, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, spare, sparing, stingy, tight, tightfisted—more at STINGY

[2] callous, hard, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, merciless, obdurate, pitiless, unfeeling, unsympathetic—more at HARD

un·chart·ed adjective 1 : not recorded on a map, chart, or plan

2 : UNKNOWN

un·chaste adjective : not pure or modest in thought or action

un·chas·ti·ty noun : the quality or state of being unchaste

un·checked adjective : not checked : not curbed or hindered

Synonyms

intemperate, rampant, unbridled, uncontrolled, ungoverned, unhampered, unhindered, unrestrained—more at RAMPANT

un·chris·tened adjective : not named

Synonyms

anonymous, nameless, unbaptized, unidentified, unnamed, untitled—more at NAMELESS

un·chris·tian adjective 1 : not of the Christian faith

2 : contrary to the Christian spirit

un·churched adjective : not belonging to or connected with a church

un·cial adjective : relating to or written in a form of script with rounded letters used esp. in early Greek and Latin manuscripts

— uncial noun

un·cir·cu·lat·ed adjective : issued for use as money but kept out of circulation

un·cir·cum·cised adjective 1 : not circumcised

2 : HEATHEN

un·civ·il adjective 1 : not civilized : BARBAROUS

2 : lacking in courtesy : DISCOURTEOUS

Synonyms

discourteous, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, thoughtless, ungracious, unmannerly—more at IMPOLITE

un·civ·i·lized adjective 1 : not civilized : BARBAROUS

2 : remote from civilization : WILD

Synonyms

barbarous, heathen, heathenish, Neanderthal, rude, savage, uncivil, uncultivated, wild—more at SAVAGE

un·clad adjective : not covered or clothed

Synonyms

bare, naked, nude, unclothed, undressed—more at NAKED

un·clasp verb : to open by or as if by loosing the clasp

un·cle noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. L avunculus mother's brother]

: the brother of one's father or mother; also : the husband of one's aunt

un·clean adjective 1 : morally or spiritually impure

2 : prohibited by ritual law for use or contact

3 : not clean or pure : DIRTY

— un·clean·ness noun

Synonyms

dirty, dusty, filthy, foul, grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smutty, sordid—more at DIRTY

un·clean·li·ness noun : the quality or state of being uncleanly

Synonyms

dinginess, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grubbiness, nastiness—more at DIRTINESS

un·clean·ly adjective : physically unclean

un·clean·ness noun : UNCLEANLINESS

un·clear adjective 1 : difficult to grasp or understand

2 : confused or uncertain in statement or understanding

Synonyms

bleary, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, shadowy, undefined, undetermined, vague—more at FAINT

un·clench verb : to open from a clenched position : RELAX

Uncle Tom noun [ORIGIN: fr. Uncle Tom, faithful slave in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1851-52)]

: a black who is eager to win the approval of whites

un·cloak verb 1 : to remove a cloak or cover from

2 : to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known : to reveal the true nature of

Synonyms

bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal, spill, tell, unbosom, uncover, unmask, unveil—more at REVEAL

un·clog verb : to remove an obstruction from

Synonyms

clear, free, open, unstop

ease, facilitate, loosen, smooth—more at EASE

un·close verb : OPEN

— un·closed adjective

un·clothe verb : to strip of clothes or a covering

Synonyms

strip, undress—more at UNDRESS

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