Meanings
comparative more unreconstructed · superlative most unreconstructed
- literal or figurativeNot reconstructed.
- literal or figurativeUnreconciled to social or cultural change; particularly with respect to the Reconstruction after the American Civil War.
Near-synonyms: unreconciled, unrepentant
1 more example
Justice McReynolds also was brusque, gruff, caustic, a racist, an antisemite, a hostile colleague to at least some justices, a sexist, an abusive boss, and an unreconstructed southerner.
2026 August 27, John Q. Barrett, “Dead McReynolds (August 1946)”, in The Jackson List, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2026Synonyms: unreconciled, unrepentant · Antonyms: reconciled, repentant
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of unreconstruct
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUnreconciled to social or cultural change; particularly with respect to the Reconstruction after the American Civil War.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveadhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishreconstructed
- Englishunreconstructed
From un- + reconstructed.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
unreconstructed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreconstructed
“unreconstructed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreconstructed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unreconstructed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreconstructed.
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