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[1] callous, cold-blooded, hard, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, merciless, obdurate, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, stony, uncharitable, unfeeling, unsympathetic—more at HARD

[2] bountiful, charitable, free, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unselfish—more at GENEROUS

un·speak·able adjective 1 : impossible to express in words

2 : extremely bad

— un·speak·ably adverb

Synonyms

indescribable, ineffable, inexpressible, nameless, unutterable—more at INDESCRIBABLE

un·spec·i·fied adjective : not specified

Synonyms

anonymous, certain, one, some, unidentified, unnamed—more at CERTAIN

un·spo·ken adjective 1 : not spoken or uttered

2 : not spoken to or addressed

3 : not speaking

Synonyms

implicit, tacit, unexpressed, unvoiced, wordless—more at IMPLICIT

un·sports·man·like adjective : not sportsmanlike : not characteristic of or exhibiting good sportsmanship

Synonyms

dirty, foul, illegal, unfair

un·spot·ted adjective : not spotted or stained; especially : free from moral stain

un·sprung adjective : not sprung; especially : not equipped with springs

un·sta·ble adjective 1 a : not stable : not steady in action or movement

b : lacking steadiness : apt to move, sway, or fall

2 : wavering in purpose or intent : FICKLE; also : lacking effective emotional control

3 : readily changing (as by decomposing) in chemical or physical composition or in biological activity

Synonyms

[1a] erratic, irregular, unequal, uneven, unsteady—more at UNEVEN

[2] capricious, changeable, fickle, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, unpredictable, unsettled, unsteady, volatile—more at FICKLE

un·stained adjective 1 : not stained or discolored : not spotted

2 : not morally blemished or stained

un·stead·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being unsteady

Synonyms

insecurity, instability, precariousness, shakiness—more at INSTABILITY

un·steady adjective : not steady : UNSTABLE

— un·stead·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

casual, choppy, discontinuous, erratic, fitful, intermittent, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic, spotty—more at FITFUL

erratic, irregular, unequal, uneven, unstable—more at UNEVEN

un·stint·ing adjective 1 : not restricting or holding back

2 : giving or being given freely or generously <~ praise>

un·stop verb 1 : to free from any obstruction : UNCLOG

2 : to remove a stopper from

Synonyms

clear, free, open, unclog

un·stop·pa·ble adjective : incapable of being stopped

un·strap verb : to remove or loose a strap from

un·stressed adjective : not stressed; especially : not bearing a stress or accent

un·struc·tured adjective : lacking structure or organization : not formally organized in a set or conventional pattern

Synonyms

amorphous, formless, shapeless, unformed, unshaped—more at FORMLESS

un·strung adjective 1 : having the strings loose or detached

2 : made weak, disordered, or unstable

un·stud·ied adjective 1 : not acquired by study

2 : NATURAL, UNFORCED

un·styl·ish adjective : not stylish

Synonyms

dowdy, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, trashy, unfashionable—more at TACKY

un·sub·stan·tial adjective : not substantial : lacking substance, firmness, or strength

Synonyms

flimsy, gauzy, insubstantial—more at FLIMSY

bodiless, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, nonmaterial, nonphysical, spiritual—more at IMMATERIAL

un·sub·stan·ti·at·ed adjective : not substantiated; especially : not supported or borne out by fact

Synonyms

baseless, groundless, invalid, unfounded, unreasonable, unsupported, unwarranted—more at BASELESS

un·suc·cess·ful adjective : not successful : not meeting with or producing success

Synonyms

abortive, bootless, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, unavailing, unproductive, useless, vain—more at FUTILE

un·suit·able adjective : not suitable or fitting

Synonyms

graceless, improper, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, indecorous, inept, infelicitous, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, wrong

un·sul·lied adjective

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