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uni·tary adjective 1 : of or relating to a unit

2 : not divided

— uni·tar·i·ly adverb

unite verb unit·ed; unit·ing 1 : to put or join together so as to make one

2 a : to join by a legal or moral bond

b : to join in interest or fellowship

3 : to put together to form a single unit : CONSOLIDATE

4 : to act in concert

Synonyms

[1] associate, coalesce, combine, conjoin, connect, couple, fuse, join, link, marry, unify; also mate, yoke; ally, confederate, league; chain, compound, hitch, hook; congregate, gather, meet; recombine, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Antonyms

break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder

[2b] ally, associate, band, club, confederate, conjoin, cooperate, federate, league—more at ALLY

[3] center, centralize, compact, concentrate, consolidate, unify—more at CENTRALIZE

unit·ed adjective 1 : made one : COMBINED

2 : relating to or produced by joint action

3 : being in agreement : HARMONIOUS

Synonyms

[2] collective, common, communal, concerted, conjoint, joint, mutual, public—more at COLLECTIVE

[3] agreeable, amicable, compatible, congenial, harmonious, kindred, unanimous—more at HARMONIOUS

unit·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to form or convert into a unit

2 : to divide into units

uni·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality or state of being or being made one : ONENESS

2 : a definite quantity or combination of quantities taken as one or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation

3 : a condition of harmony

4 : continuity without change <~ of purpose>

5 : reference of all the parts of a literary or artistic composition to a single main idea

6 : totality of related parts

Synonyms

balance, coherence, consonance, harmony, proportion, symmetry, symphony—more at HARMONY

univ abbreviation 1 universal

2 university

uni·valve noun : a mollusk having a shell with only one piece; especially : GASTROPOD

— univalve adjective

uni·ver·sal adjective 1 : including, covering, or affecting the whole without limit or exception

2 : present or occurring everywhere

3 : used or for use among all

4 : comprehensively broad and versatile

— uni·ver·sal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] blanket, common, general, generic, global, overall—more at GENERAL

[1] compendious, complete, comprehensive, encyclopedic, full, global, inclusive, omnibus, panoramic—more at ENCYCLOPEDIC

[4] adaptable, all-around, protean, versatile—more at VERSATILE

uni·ver·sal·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being universal

uni·ver·sal·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to make universal : GENERALIZE

— uni·ver·sal·i·za·tion noun

universal joint noun : a shaft coupling for transmitting rotation from one shaft to another not in a straight line with it

Universal Product Code noun : a combination of a bar code and numbers by which a scanner can identify a product and usu. assign a price

uni·verse noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L universum, fr. neut. of universus entire, whole, fr. unus one + versus turned toward, fr. pp. of vertere to turn]

: the whole body of things observed or assumed : COSMOS

Synonyms

cosmos, creation, macrocosm, nature, world; also existence, reality

uni·ver·si·ty noun, plural -ties : an institution of higher learning authorized to confer degrees in various special fields (as theology, law, and medicine) as well as in the arts and sciences generally

un·just adjective : characterized by injustice

— un·just·ly adverb

un·jus·ti·fi·able adjective : not justifiable : lacking in propriety or justice

Synonyms

indefensible, inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable, unwarrantable—more at INEXCUSABLE

un·kempt adjective 1 a : lacking order or neatness

b : ROUGH, UNPOLISHED

2 : not combed : DISHEVELED

Synonyms

chaotic, confused, disheveled, disordered, messy, muddled, sloppy, untidy—more at MESSY

un·kind adjective : not kind or sympathetic

— un·kind·ly adverb

— un·kind·ness noun

un·kind·ly adjective : UNKIND

— un·kind·li·ness noun

un·know·ing adjective : not knowing

— un