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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Voyer points out how this shift surfaced on the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 runways, where brands like Gucci (bodycon dresses and stilettos) and 7 For All Mankind (hi-low hemlines and satin minidresses), embraced a more undone, after-dark energy.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
Style with a slight bend, like Emma Stone at the 2026 Golden Globes, for a look that’s both undone and polished.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2026
To achieve a beachy, undone look, use a 1 1/4-inch flat iron and alternate the direction of your curls, making sure to leave your ends out.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
So to be very clear on this, the worst thing that could happen is to be able to have this kind of conflict start, and to not end it, to leave it undone.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
Style with a slight bend, like Emma Stone at the 2026 Golden Globes, for a look that’s both undone and polished.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2026
To achieve a beachy, undone look, use a 1 1/4-inch flat iron and alternate the direction of your curls, making sure to leave your ends out.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
So to be very clear on this, the worst thing that could happen is to be able to have this kind of conflict start, and to not end it, to leave it undone.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Undone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undone. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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undone
adjective
un·done
ˌən-ˈdən 
: not done
an undone task
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