undivided

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US/ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd/US[ˌʌɾ̃ɪ̈ˈvaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]

adjective

Unified, whole

“Long division can be hard to understand, so I want your undivided attention.”

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveundivided (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUnified, whole

    Long division can be hard to understand, so I want your undivided attention.

    1 more example

    Today is that most sacred of American holidays. A day when people from all walks of life set aside their differences and focus their undivided attention on the prognostication abilities of a subterranean rodent.

    2025 February 2, Andrew Torgan and Kimberly Richardson, “Start your week smart: Trump tariffs, DC air collision, hostages released, medevac jet crash, FAA system outage”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot parted by conflict of opinion

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adjectivenot shared by or among others

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adjectivenot divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

adjectivenot separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit

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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. Englishdivided
  9. Englishundivided

From un- + divided.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀμέριστος
  • ἀμέριστος (améristos)unified, whole
Bulgarian единен
  • единен (edinen)unified, whole
Dutch ongedeeld
  • ongedeeldunified, whole
Greek ακέραιος
  • ακέραιος (akéraios)unified, whole
Hindi अखंड
  • अखंड (akhaṇḍ)unified, whole
Spanish indiviso
  • indivisounified, whole

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

undivided. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undivided

MLA

“undivided.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undivided. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undivided,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undivided.

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