Words beginning with un-
un- means not, reversal. It comes from English.
unkempt — not combed
22 words on this site start with un-
- Unassailable
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- Unavailing
producing no result or effect
- Unbridled
remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)
- Uncanny
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley
- Unconscionable
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- Unequivocal
admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
- Unfathomable
resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
- Unfeigned
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- Unfetter
To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to unfetter the mind.
- Ungainly
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
- Unimpeachable
completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach
- Uninhibited
not inhibited or restrained
- Unkempt
not properly maintained or cared for
- Unmitigated
not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
- Unobtrusive
not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
- Unprecedented
having no precedent; novel
- Unremitting
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- Unseemly
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- Untenable
(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
- Untoward
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- Unwarranted
incapable of being justified or explained
- Unwieldy
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
Other words with un-
Not part of our word list, but they carry the same prefix — useful for recognising it in the wild.
uncord · undone · unrest · unsent · unwist · uncanny · unclose · undress · unkempt · unstate · unfetter · ungainly · unperson