unplan

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verb

To undo the planning of (something previously planned); to cancel.

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Meanings

verbunplan (third-person singular simple present unplans, present participle unplanning, simple past and past participle unplanned)

present singular third person unplans · participle present unplanning · participle past unplanned · past unplanned

  1. transitiveTo undo the planning of (something previously planned); to cancel.

    O, Goodness! help me to unplan that plan, and to unpurpose that purpose!

    1854, Henry H. Tator, Brother Jonathan's cottage, page 186
    2 more examples

    “How do you know people from West Point are marching?” “My organization planned it!” “You ought to unplan it.”

    2000, James E. Christie, Juju, page 108

    I then had to deal with finding a place to live, trying to make more money, and unplanning a wedding. The hurt, embarrassment, and shock of a breakup was something I had never planned on facing.

    2005, Christine Hassler, 20-Something, 20-Everything, page xvii

Origin

From un- + plan.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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