Words beginning with U

74 words

• ubiquitous — present everywhere at the same time
• ultimate — final and most important
• unabated — continuing without any reduction
• unaccounted — not explained or entered in the records
• unaided — without help or, in schools, without government grant
• unanimous — agreed on by everyone
• unassailable — impossible to attack or disprove
• unauthorised — done without official permission
• unbiased — not influenced by personal preference
• uncertainty — a state in which the outcome cannot be known
• uncompromising — refusing to change one’s position
• unconditional — not subject to any conditions
• unconstitutional — not in accordance with the constitution
• uncover — to discover something previously hidden
• undeniable — impossible to dispute
• underestimate — to judge something to be smaller than it is
• undergo — to experience something, usually unpleasant or required
• underlying — lying beneath the surface and explaining what is seen
• undermine — to weaken something gradually
• underprivileged — having less money and fewer opportunities than most
• underscore — to emphasise the importance of something
• undertake — to formally commit oneself to do something
• undertaking — a formal promise; an enterprise
• undivided — not split; complete and whole
• undue — more than is reasonable or proper
• unearth — to discover something by searching
• unemployment — the state of being without paid work
• unequal — not the same in size, degree or treatment
• unequivocal — leaving no doubt at all
• unethical — not conforming to accepted standards of conduct
• uneven — not level or not consistent
• unfettered — free from restriction
• unfold — to develop or be revealed gradually
• unforeseen — not anticipated in advance
• unfounded — not based on fact
• unification — the process of bringing separate parts into one
• uniformity — the state of being the same everywhere
• unilateral — done by one side only
• unimpeachable — beyond doubt or criticism
• unintended — not planned or meant
• uninterrupted — continuing without any break
• universal — applying to all cases or all people
• unjustified — without good reason
• unlawful — not permitted by law
• unmitigated — complete and without any redeeming feature
• unprecedented — never having happened before
• unravel — to become undone; to explain something complex
• unregulated — not controlled by rules or an authority
• unrest — a state of dissatisfaction and disturbance among people
• unruly — difficult to control
• unscrupulous — having no moral principles
• unskilled — not having special training for a job
• unsustainable — not able to be continued at the present rate
• untenable — not able to be defended against criticism
• untimely — happening earlier than expected or at a wrong moment
• unwarranted — not justified by the circumstances
• upgrade — to raise something to a higher standard or rank
• upheaval — a violent or sudden change
• uphold — to confirm or support a decision or principle
• upkeep — the cost and work of keeping something in good condition
• upliftment — the raising of a group’s social and economic condition
• upright — strictly honest in conduct
• uprising — an act of resistance against a government
• uproot — to remove people or plants from their established place
• upstream — towards the source of a river; earlier in a process
• urbanisation — the growth of towns and the movement of people into them
• urgency — the quality of requiring immediate action
• usage — the way in which something is used; established practice
• usurp — to take a position or power wrongfully
• utilise — to make practical use of something
• utilitarian — designed for usefulness rather than beauty
• utility — usefulness; a public service such as water or power
• utmost — the greatest possible
• utopian — ideal but impossible to achieve in practice