1
: not done : not performed or finished
some tasks left undone
2
: not fastened or tied
My shoelace is undone.
3
old-fashioned
: defeated or destroyed
was vanquished and undone
Examples of undone in a Sentence
There were still some tasks left undone.
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Ashley even donned the undone style on the Met Gala red carpet in 2017, tucking her blond ends under a dull green collar.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Most of those cuts could now be delayed or undone if Newsom accepts the Legislature’s agreement, announced Thursday night.
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And, of course, that left undone, unfinished, undone.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Most of those cuts could now be delayed or undone if Newsom accepts the Legislature’s agreement, announced Thursday night.
—Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
And, of course, that left undone, unfinished, undone.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Leo’s apology is a start, but much is left undone.
—Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undone. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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undone
adjective
un·done
ˌən-ˈdən 
: not done
an undone task
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