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progressive; especially : not devoted to or showing economic, social, or political progress

un·pro·tect·ed adjective : lacking protection or defense

Synonyms

defenseless, exposed, helpless, susceptible, undefended, unguarded, unresistant, vulnerable—more at HELPLESS

un·qual·i·fied adjective 1 : not having requisite qualifications

2 : not modified or restricted by reservations : COMPLETE

— un·qual·i·fied·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, unfit, unskilled, unskillful—more at INCOMPETENT

[2] absolute, complete, outright, total, unequivocal

[2] all-around, general, unlimited, unrestricted

un·ques·tion·able adjective : not questionable : INDISPUTABLE

Synonyms

incontestable, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, unanswerable, undeniable—more at IRREFUTABLE

un·ques·tion·ably adverb : without any question

Synonyms

certainly, definitely, doubtless, forsooth, incontestably, indeed, indisputably, really, surely, truly, undeniably, undoubtedly—more at INDEED

un·ques·tion·ing adjective : not questioning : accepting without examination or hesitation

— un·ques·tion·ing·ly adverb

un·qui·et adjective 1 : not quiet : AGITATED, DISTURBED

2 : physically, emotionally, or mentally restless : UNEASY

un·quote noun — used orally to indicate the end of a direct quotation

un·rav·el verb 1 : to separate the threads of

2 : to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of : clear up <~ a mystery>

3 : to become unraveled

Synonyms

[1] disentangle, untangle, untwine; also smooth, straighten (out); undo, unlace, untie, unwind

Antonyms

entangle, snarl, tangle

[2] answer, break, crack, dope, figure out, puzzle, resolve, riddle, solve, work, work out—more at SOLVE

un·reach·able adjective : incapable of being reached

Synonyms

inaccessible, inconvenient, unapproachable, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, untouchable—more at INACCESSIBLE

un·read adjective 1 : not read; also : left unexamined

2 : lacking the benefits or the experience of reading

un·re·al adjective : lacking in reality, substance, or genuineness

Synonyms

chimerical, fabulous, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, imaginary, made-up, mythical, phantom, pretend—more at IMAGINARY

un·re·al·i·ty noun 1 a : the quality or state of being unreal : lack of substance or validity

b : something unreal, insubstantial, or visionary

2 : ineptitude in dealing with reality

Synonyms

chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy, figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm, pipe dream, vision—more at FANTASY

un·rea·son·able adjective 1 a : not governed by or acting according to reason

b : not conformable to reason

2 : exceeding the bounds of reason or moderation

— un·rea·son·able·ness noun

— un·rea·son·ably adverb

Synonyms

[1a] fallacious, illogical, invalid, irrational, unsound, weak—more at ILLOGICAL

[1b] baseless, groundless, invalid, unfounded, unsubstantiated, unsupported, unwarranted—more at BASELESS

un·rea·soned adjective : not based on reason or reasoning

un·rea·son·ing adjective : not using or showing the use of reason as a guide or control

un·re·con·struct·ed adjective : not reconciled to some political, economic, or social change; especially : holding stubbornly to a particular belief, view, place, or style

un·re·cord·ed adjective 1 : not recorded

2 : not made a matter of official record

Synonyms

uncataloged, unlisted, unregistered—more at UNLISTED

un·re·cov·er·able adjective 1 : incapable of being recovered, recaptured, or regained : hopelessly lost

2 : admitting of no remedy or correction

Synonyms

irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, unredeemable—more at IRREPARABLE

un·re·deem·able adjective 1 : admitting of no change or release

2 : insusceptible of redemption or reform : utterly and hopelessly bad

3 : not redeemable : not recoverable on payment of what is due

Synonyms

hopeless, incorrigible, incurable, irredeemable, irremediable, unrecoverable—more at HOPELESS

un·reel verb 1 : to

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