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unitary

[yoo-ni-ter-ee] / ˈyu nɪˌtɛr i /
ADJECTIVE
complete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
entire exhaustive full outright thorough
STRONG
gross integrated replete undocked
WEAK
all faultless full dress imperforate intact integral lock stock and barrel organic plenary the works thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided unexpurgated unimpaired unreduced whole whole enchilada whole nine yards whole-hog whole-length
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incomplete
WEAK
defective deficient imperfect lacking missing needy short unfinished wanting
ADJECTIVE
individual
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lone original particular personal respective separate single singular sole special specific
STRONG
characteristic diacritic express solitary
WEAK
alone definite diagnostic different discrete distinct especial idiopathic idiosyncratic indivisible odd only own peculiar personalized proper reserved secluded select several uncommon unique unusual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
combined common general indefinite mixed normal ordinary together unimportant united usual
ADJECTIVE
odd
Synonyms
STRONGEST
unmatched
WEAK
additional alone exceeding individual irregular left leftover lone lonely over over and above remaining singular sole solitary spare surplus unconsumed unpaired
Antonyms
WEAK
matched
ADJECTIVE
single
Synonyms
STRONGEST
individual lone original particular personal private separate simple sole special specific
STRONG
distinguished exclusive isolated loner one restricted secluded separated singular solitary
WEAK
especial exceptional indivisible not general not public odd only peerless rare singled out strange unalloyed unblended uncommon uncompounded undivided unique unmixed unrivaled unshared unusual without equal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common general indefinite ordinary public together unimportant usual
STRONG
attached combined mingling sociable
WEAK
double married mixed united wed wedded
ADJECTIVE
unabbreviated
Synonyms
WEAK
all entire exhaustive faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete the works thorough thoroughgoing unabridged unbroken uncensored uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unreduced whole whole enchilada whole nine yards whole-hog whole-length
ADJECTIVE
uncensored
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exhaustive uncut
WEAK
all entire faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete the works thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog whole nine yards whole-length
ADJECTIVE
uncut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
uncensored
WEAK
all entire exhaustive faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete the works thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncondensed undiminished undivided undocked unexpurgated unimpaired unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog whole nine yards whole-length
ADJECTIVE
unexpurgated
Synonyms
WEAK
all entire exhaustive faultless full full dress gross imperforate intact integral integrated lock stock and barrel organic outright plenary replete the works thorough thoroughgoing unabbreviated unabridged unbroken uncensored uncondensed uncut undiminished undivided undocked unimpaired unreduced whole whole enchilada whole hog whole nine yards whole-length
ADJECTIVE
united
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concerted consolidated cooperative homogeneous integrated linked unanimous undivided unified
STRONG
affiliated agreed allied amalgamated assembled associated banded confederated conjugate incorporated leagued pooled
WEAK
coadunate cognate collective concordant congruent conjoint conjunctive corporate federal hooked up in accord in cahoots joined up like-minded lined up of one mind of the same opinion one plugged in tied in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
divided separate uncoordinated
WEAK
separated

Example Sentences

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The five-council model conflicts with the proposal championed by Essex County Council, which had favoured setting up just three unitary councils.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The new all-purpose councils - known as unitary authorities - are due to take effect in 2028 for a county of 1.9 million people.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The existing county council and six district councils would disappear - with Cheltenham joining Tewkesbury and the Cotswold district in a new eastern unitary authority.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The new emperor, Franz Joseph I, declared that Austria was a unitary state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

She had edited it herself and toned down his rhetoric, so that his argument—that only a unitary government could remove the divisions of regionalism—was clearer.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.