unbranched

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adjective

Having no branches

“the unbranched antler of a young deer”

Similar
unbranchingbranchless
OriginEnglish branched ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
UncommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveunbranched (not comparable)

alternative un-branched

  1. not comparableHaving no branches

    the unbranched antler of a young deer

  2. not comparablechemistrystraight-chain

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewithout branches

Similar
unbranchingbranchless
Also see
branchlessunbranchinguniseriate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishbranched
  9. Englishunbranched

From un- + branched.

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Translations

Māori hahore
  • hahorestraight chain
Cite this entry
APA

unbranched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbranched

MLA

“unbranched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbranched. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbranched,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbranched.

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