unspread

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adjective

Not spread.

“A rumour is as hard to unspread as butter.”

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Meanings

adjectiveunspread (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot spread.
verbunspread (third-person singular simple present unspreads, present participle unspreading, simple past and past participle unspread)

present singular third person unspreads · participle present unspreading

  1. transitiveTo undo the spread of.

    A rumour is as hard to unspread as butter.

Origin

From un- + spread.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

unspread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspread

MLA

“unspread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unspread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unspread.

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