unpaywalled

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adjective

Not restricted by a paywall.

Opposite
Scrabble 20

Meanings

unpaywalled1

adjectiveunpaywalled (not comparable)
  1. Internetnot comparableNot restricted by a paywall.

    They also have not bothered to read the unpaywalled abstract of this new paper, which says […]

    2014, Rud Istvan, Blowing Smoke: Essays on Energy and Climate
    2 more examples

    The correction is maximal in availability, as it appears unpaywalled online, but minimal in credit, since none of the authors whose works are unreferenced or under-referenced are identified.

    2018, M. V. Dougherty, Correcting the Scholarly Record for Research Integrity, page 171

    Today, Cornell LII serves over thirty million unique visitors each year as one of the main unpaywalled, comprehensive sources of legal information in the United States.

    2022, Sarah Lamdan, Data Cartels

    Synonyms: nonpaywalled, open access

unpaywalled2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unpaywall

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot restricted by a paywall.

Opposite
Also see

Origin

unpaywalled · adjective

From un- + paywalled.

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unpaywalled · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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