unread
About 0.28 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Not having been read.
The book I got for my 18th birthday remained unread until my retirement.
- adjective Not having read; uneducated.
- verb To undo the process of reading.
That book was terrible! I wish I could unread it.
- verb To flag (a previously read e-mail or similar message) as not having been read.
- noun An unread email or instant message.
Similar words
uninformed unused unutilized unspent unencumbered untouched unreadied unviewed unscrawled unscanned
Often followed by
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Word family
unreads
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