unformatted
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfɔːrmətɪd/
Examples
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That might be Resumix (plain text unformatted) or by copying and pasting your resume into fields on an online form.
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When you paste information into the document, it appears as unformatted text without any styles or fonts.
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The report was submitted in an unformatted state, lacking any headings or bullet points, making it difficult to read.
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Text copied from the website appears unformatted, stripped of all the original formatting and styles.
Synonyms
Not organized in a clear plan or order
Not put in order and left messy
Not in any clear order
Plain in appearance because no colors, fonts, or formatting have been applied
Not organized and having no clear order or pattern
Compounds
How Formatted
Surface Forms
Morphology
unformatted = formatted (transparent) = un + format + ed
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'formatted' (format + -ed); the negated meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Unformatted comes from un- 'not' and format 'shape' or 'arrangement', like the simple word 'form'. So unformatted means 'not arranged' or 'not styled', which fits a text with no paragraphs, headings, or layout.