Meanings
unspecialized1
adjectiveunspecialized (comparative more unspecialized, superlative most unspecialized)
comparative more unspecialized · superlative most unspecialized
- Having no speciality, or particular purpose.
- biologyHaving no special function.
unspecialized2
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of unspecialize
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function
Opposite
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishspecialized
- Englishunspecialized
From un- + specialized.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unspecialized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspecialized
MLA
“unspecialized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspecialized. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unspecialized,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspecialized.
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