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单词 unread
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unread

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adjective

un·​read ˌən-ˈred How to pronounce unread (audio)
1
: not read : left unexamined
an unread book
unread messages
Poe, Hawthorne, Shakespeare, Thackeray—the full panoply of English literature piled up unread, but treasured, under my bed. Russell Baker
2
: lacking the experience or the benefits of reading
unread in political science

unread

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noun

plural unreads
: something (such as an email or text message) that has not been read
I'm also someone who hates having unread emails, and opening my inbox and seeing dozens of unreads stresses me out immensely. Rachel Wilkerson Miller

Synonyms

Adjective

  • analphabetic
  • benighted
  • dark
  • ignorant
  • illiterate
  • nonliterate
  • rude
  • simple
  • uneducated
  • uninstructed
  • unlearned
  • unlettered
  • unschooled
  • untaught
  • untutored
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Example Sentences

Adjective On her desk was a pile of magazines that had been left unread for months. an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Some 90% of the cables in her house are never used, and 19% of her books remain unread. CNN, 7 July 2022 The tool can also open new emails, download their contents, and then mark them as unread, so as not to raise suspicions. WIRED, 28 Dec. 2021 Bookey is a stack of unread books that lives by a bed and haunts the other characters with the stress of not reading enough. Emily Flake, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022 Many companies leave the human resources (HR) handbook to gather dust, largely unused and unread by management and employees. Michael Lane, Forbes, 19 May 2022 But if your ballot is still sitting on your desk, or the nightstand, or underneath a stack of unread New Yorkers, don’t despair. Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Reed Omary, a radiologist in Nashville, Tenn., logged into one of his work inboxes one day last winter, selected thousands of unread emails and, with the click of a mouse, removed them from his life. Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 23 May 2022 Carey's followers were quick to point out the icon's full battery, low number of unread messages, and the fact that both stars had the other in their contacts. Rachel Schonberger, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2022 When the user looks at N1, the device will recognize and engage, also spontaneously offering suggestions and services based on personal profiles and individual prompts, such as notifying a specific user of how many unread emails are in their inbox. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1915, in the meaning defined above

unread

adjective

as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ignorant
  • unlearned
  • dark
  • unlettered
  • uninstructed
  • uneducated
  • benighted
  • illiterate
  • untaught
  • inexperienced
  • unschooled
  • nonliterate
  • untutored
  • rude
  • innocent
  • simple
  • uncultivated
  • semiliterate
  • functionally illiterate
  • foolish
  • naive
  • innumerate
  • callow
  • unknowledgeable
  • green
  • analphabetic
  • stupid
  • lowbrow
  • philistine
  • artless
  • uncultured
  • dumb
  • imbecile
  • unskilled
  • idiotic
  • brainless
  • moronic
  • unsophisticated
  • untrained
  • witless
  • naïve
  • silly
  • raw
  • senseless
  • imbecilic
  • idiotical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • literate
  • lettered
  • educated
  • intelligent
  • brilliant
  • knowledgeable
  • scholarly
  • smart
  • well-read
  • expert
  • schooled
  • erudite
  • intellectual
  • experienced
  • trained
  • learned
  • highbrow
  • well-informed
  • aware
  • cultured
  • familiar
  • cultivated
  • sophisticated
  • acquainted
  • polymathic
  • polymath
  • polyhistoric
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