US /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪnd/ UK /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪnd/
adj Freq #424125

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not planned, intended, or done deliberately

    Their meeting was entirely undesigned, but it changed both of their plans.

  2. 2
    adj

    not created according to a prior design or plan

    The artist preserved the undesigned marks left by the printing process.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not planned, intended, or... unintendedaccidentalunplannedunpremeditated
2 adj · not created according to a... unplannedimprovisedspontaneous
Opposites
Word family
Forms undesignedly
Derived forms undesignedly

Etymology

Formed from un- + designed. The negative prefix removes either the idea of deliberate intention or that of prior planning, giving the word both its accidental and unplanned senses.

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