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unopened

unopened

21 1.0
Still closed and in its original package
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈoʊpənd/
: 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
7 2.1

Not eaten or drunk and still left as it was

means things are still closed rather than only not used
unsealed
vsunopened
4 3.1

Not closed or fastened so it is open

means kept closed and sealed rather than left open
unused
vsunopened
1 1.0

A thing that is still new and never touched

describes items kept closed rather than simply not used
unvisited
vsunopened
  • Texting
1 4.3

An online page or file that no one has opened yet

applies to things still physically closed or sealed

Antonyms

25 1.0

Not sealed anymore, for example a bottle or letter

How Open

wide open
142 2.3
open
∞ 1.0
ajar
14 1.2
unopened
21 1.0
sealed
140 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.