100 Best Synonyms for “Unfinished”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	abandoned	Left before completion.
2.	beta	Released for testing, not final.
3.	continuing	Still in progress.
4.	draft	Preliminary, not final.
5.	drafted	Written preliminarily, not final.
6.	dropped	Stopped before completion.
7.	embryonic	In an early unfinished stage.
8.	experimental	Still being tried or developed.
9.	first-draft	Initial and not final.
10.	fragmentary	Existing only in fragments.
11.	half-built	Only partly constructed.
12.	half-done	Only half completed.
13.	half-finished	Only partly completed.
14.	halted	Stopped before completion.
15.	immature	Not fully developed.
16.	imperfect	Not complete or flawless.
17.	in limbo	Stalled without resolution.
18.	in pieces	Not assembled or complete.
19.	in progress	Currently being worked on.
20.	incipient	Beginning but not developed.
21.	incomplete	Not fully completed.
22.	inconclusive	Not leading to a conclusion.
23.	indeterminate	Not fixed or settled.
24.	interim	Temporary before completion.
25.	intermediate	Between beginning and completion.
26.	interrupted	Stopped before completion.
27.	left incomplete	not finished or completed
28.	left undone	not completed as required
29.	loose-ended	not fully resolved or completed
30.	mothballed	Stored away before completion.
31.	neglected	left without needed attention
32.	not done	not yet completed
33.	not finished	not yet completed
34.	not ready	not prepared or complete
35.	on hold	Delayed before completion.
36.	on ice	delayed and not completed
37.	on the back burner	postponed and not completed
38.	ongoing	Still continuing.
39.	open	Still not concluded.
40.	outstanding	Still needing attention or completion.
41.	part-finished	Completed only in part.
42.	partial	Not complete or whole.
43.	partially done	Done only to some extent.
44.	patchy	Incomplete in parts.
45.	paused	Temporarily stopped.
46.	pending	Awaiting completion or decision.
47.	piecemeal	Done in incomplete separate parts.
48.	preliminary	Coming before final completion.
49.	provisional	Temporary, not final.
50.	raw	Not finished or refined.
51.	remaining	Still left to be done.
52.	rough	Not smoothed or polished.
53.	rudimentary	Basic and not fully developed.
54.	shelved	Set aside before completion.
55.	sketchy	Lacking full detail or completion.
56.	stalled	Stopped from progressing.
57.	suspended	Temporarily stopped before completion.
58.	tentative	Not final or definite.
59.	transitional	Between stages, not final.
60.	trial	Preliminary and not final.
61.	unaccomplished	Not achieved or completed.
62.	unachieved	Not successfully completed.
63.	unaddressed	Not yet dealt with.
64.	unapproved	Not formally accepted.
65.	unassembled	Not put together.
66.	unattained	Not yet reached or achieved.
67.	unbuilt	Not yet constructed.
68.	unclosed	Not closed or concluded.
69.	uncompleted	Not brought to completion.
70.	unconcluded	Not brought to an end.
71.	unconfirmed	Not finally verified or settled.
72.	undecided	Not yet decided.
73.	under construction	Being built, not finished.
74.	underdeveloped	Not developed enough.
75.	underway	Already started, not completed.
76.	undetermined	Not yet determined.
77.	undeveloped	Not fully developed.
78.	undone	Not yet done.
79.	unended	Not brought to an end.
80.	unexecuted	Not carried out or completed.
81.	unfinalized	Not made final.
82.	unfixed	Not settled or decided.
83.	unfulfilled	Not completed or satisfied.
84.	unhandled	Not yet dealt with.
85.	unmade	Not made or completed.
86.	unmet	Not yet satisfied or fulfilled.
87.	unperfected	Not perfected or completed.
88.	unperformed	Not carried out.
89.	unpolished	Not refined or completed.
90.	unprocessed	Not prepared or completed.
91.	unratified	Not formally approved.
92.	unrealized	Not yet made real.
93.	unrefined	Not fully processed or polished.
94.	unresolved	Not settled or concluded.
95.	unsettled	Not finally decided.
96.	unsigned	Not signed or finalized.
97.	untended	Not taken care of.
98.	unterminated	Not ended or completed.
99.	unworked	Not worked on or finished.
100.	working	Not final; used provisionally.