unearned

U1N1E1A1R1N1E1D2

adjective

Not earned.

Similar
honorary
Opposite
earned
OriginEnglish earned ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunearned (not comparable)

alternative unearnt

  1. not comparableNot earned.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot gained by merit or labor or service

Similar
honorary
Opposite
earned
Also see
honoraryundeserved

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. Englishearned
  9. Englishunearned

From un- + earned.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian незаработен
  • незаработен (nezaraboten)not earned
Finnish ansaitsematon
  • ansaitsematonnot earned
Hindi अनर्जित
  • अनर्जित (anarjit)not earned
Latin immeritus
  • immeritusnot earned

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unneared
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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