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unopened

unopened

15 1.0
Still closed and in its original package
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈoʊpənd/
translation icon : sin abrir
  • I found it among your unopened letters.
  • unopened bolls

It is one of several bags that I have of unused, unopened, essentially unusable samples and minis and products from my Birchbox.

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Examples

  • The luxury apartment has a few pieces of furniture and some unopened boxes in it.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Under the sink, she found another unopened box among the bottles of aspirin and sunblock.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I want an unopened bottle.

  • The family kept the gifts at home, unopened, and never took down their tree.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • On the coffee table is an unopened bottle of Dr. Pepper.

  • And I put all your unopened mail from your P.O. box in these envelopes.

  • Jimmy returned with an unopened can of Wilson balls, which he handed over to Paula.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • A large envelope labeled "OPEN ME" sits with the unopened mail on the foyer table.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The bartender produced an unopened bottle; it, too, was embossed with a silver L.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I found it among your unopened letters.

Synonyms

untouched
vsunopened
8 2.1

Not eaten or drunk and still left as it was

means things are still closed rather than only not used
unused
vsunopened
6 1.0

A thing that is still new and never touched

describes items kept closed rather than simply not used
unvisited
vsunopened
  • Texting
4.3

An online page or file that no one has opened yet

applies to things still physically closed or sealed
unsealed
vsunopened
3.1

Not closed or fastened so it is open

means kept closed and sealed rather than left open

Antonyms

1.0

Not sealed anymore, for example a bottle or letter

How Open

wide open
127 2.3
open
1.0
ajar
3 1.2
unopened
15 1.0
sealed
2.5

Surface Forms

unopened positive

Morphology

unopened = opened (transparent) = un + open + ed

Formed by adding the negating prefix 'un-' to 'opened' (past participle/adjective of 'open'), yielding a clear negative meaning.

Etymology

Unopened is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and open meaning 'not closed'. So unopened simply describes something 'not yet opened', like a box or bottle that is still in its original closed state.