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unbuttoned

[uhn-buht-nd] / ʌnˈbʌt nd /




ADJECTIVE
undone
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Antonyms


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She was spotted on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this year wearing a black dress and heels, while her husband showed up in ripped jeans and an unbuttoned shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Sweat, who is 70, has a golfer’s tan, flinty eyes, and a shirt unbuttoned just a little too far.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

His white shirt is unbuttoned far enough to display a diamond-encrusted necklace with the crest of his beloved football club, Celtic.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

At a backyard disco party he threw recently, Zuckerberg wore a sequin floral bomber jacket over a drapey shirt unbuttoned to the mid-stomach.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

Ampai unbuttoned the left cuff of her jacket sleeve and rolled it up.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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