12-letter words containing u, p, o, n, e
- underdevelop — to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- underexposed — If a photograph is underexposed, it is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to enough light.
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underpeopled — insufficiently populated
- underperform — If someone underperforms in something such as a sports contest, or if one thing underperforms another thing, they do not perform as well as they could, or they perform less well than the other thing.
- underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- underproduce — to produce (goods) below full capacity or below demand
- unemployable — unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- uneuphonious — pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; characterized by euphony: a sweet, euphonious voice.
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unimprisoned — not confined in a prison
- unipotential — Electricity, Electronics. having uniform electric potential throughout, as a hot cathode (unipotential cathode) indirectly heated by a separate heater circuit so that there is no lateral change of voltage across the cathode due to resistance to a heating current.
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- unoppressive — not cruel or harsh
- unpardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- unpassionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unpavilioned — not provided with a pavilion
- unperfection — imperfection
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unperforming — not performing
- unpersonable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
- unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
- unpoliteness — the quality or state of being impolite
- unpossessing — having no possessions or ownership
- unprocedural — not procedural, not following proper procedures
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unprocurable — obtainable.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unprogrammed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- unprohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- unpronounced — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- unpropertied — owning property: the propertied class.
- unprosperous — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- unprotective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- unprotesting — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- unprovokedly — in an unprovoked manner
- unreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- unrecoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- unreportable — not able to be reported, relayed, or spoken of
- unreproached — not reproached, criticized, or scolded
- unreprovable — not able to be reproved, reproached, or criticized
- unresponding — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.