untenured

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adjective

Lacking tenure (permanence at an academic job).

Opposite
tenured
OriginEnglish tenured ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuntenured (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking tenure (permanence at an academic job).

    Antonyms: tenured

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLacking tenure (permanence at an academic job).

Opposite
tenured

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishtenured
  9. Englishuntenured

From un- + tenured.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

untenured. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untenured

MLA

“untenured.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untenured. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untenured,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untenured.

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