unindent

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verb

To remove the indentation; to move a block of text closer to the left margin.

“I had to unindent the first line of each paragraph so that my essay would fit onto one side of paper.”

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Meanings

verbunindent (third-person singular simple present unindents, present participle unindenting, simple past and past participle unindented)

present singular third person unindents · participle present unindenting · participle past unindented · past unindented

  1. To remove the indentation; to move a block of text closer to the left margin.

    I had to unindent the first line of each paragraph so that my essay would fit onto one side of paper.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
outdent

Origin

From un- + indent; Originated in the 1980s when computers made it simple for a writer to position text on a page.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

untinned
Cite this entry
APA

unindent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unindent

MLA

“unindent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unindent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unindent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unindent.

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