10-letter words starting with u
- umberto ii — 1904–83, the last king of Italy (1946), following the abdication of his father Victor Emmanuel III: abdicated when a referendum supported the abolition of the monarchy
- umbilicate — having the form of an umbilicus or navel.
- umbiliform — having the form of an umbilicus.
- umbonation — the formation of an umbo
- umbraculum — any of a genus of limpets belonging to the family Umbraculidae
- umbrageous — creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree.
- un-abetted — to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
- un-availed — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- un-awarded — to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.
- un-awkward — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- un-buyable — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- un-coerced — to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.
- un-debated — a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.
- un-enacted — to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law.
- un-english — not English; not characteristic of the English.
- un-grouted — a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- un-made-up — not wearing make-up
- un-neutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- un-nuanced — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- un-secular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- un-spliced — to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
- un-willful — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- unabatable — to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
- unabatedly — with undiminished force, power, or vigor.
- unabridged — not abridged or shortened, as a book.
- unabsolved — to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
- unabsorbed — not absorbed or taken in
- unacademic — not academic or at an academic level
- unaccented — not accented; unstressed.
- unaccepted — generally approved; usually regarded as normal, right, etc.: an accepted pronunciation of a word; an accepted theory.
- unaccosted — (of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted.
- unaccurate — free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.
- unaccusing — to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of): He accused him of murder.
- unaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- unachieved — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- unacquaint — not acquainted or familiar (with)
- unacquired — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- unactorish — not resembling or characteristic of actors or acting
- unactuated — not able to be moved
- unadaptive — serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation: the adaptive coloring of a chameleon.
- unadhering — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- unadjusted — not changed in accordance with altered circumstances or information
- unadmiring — not admiring or esteeming
- unadmitted — having been denied entry
- unaffected — not affected, acted upon, or influenced; unchanged; unaltered: The laboratory clock remained accurate, unaffected by the explosion.
- unaffirmed — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
- unaffluent — not affluent or wealthy
- unallotted — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- unalluring — very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.
- unaltering — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.