unshift

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verb

To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard.

Opposite
shift
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Meanings

verbunshift (third-person singular simple present unshifts, present participle unshifting, simple past and past participle unshifted)

present singular third person unshifts · participle present unshifting · participle past unshifted · past unshifted

  1. intransitiveTo release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard.
  2. transitivecomputingTo add an item to the beginning of an array.

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “programming”

Opposite
shift

Origin

From un- + shift.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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