| unarm | (verb) take away the weapons from; render harmless | Synonyms: disarm |
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| unbalance | (verb) derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane | Synonyms: derange |
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| (verb) throw out of balance or equilibrium | - |
| unbar | (verb) remove a bar from (a door) | - |
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| unbelt | (verb) undo the belt of | - |
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| unbend | (verb) release from mental strain, tension, or formality | - |
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| (verb) become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | Synonyms: decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unwind |
| (verb) make less taut | Synonyms: relax |
| (verb) free from flexure | - |
| (verb) unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay | - |
| (verb) straighten up or out; make straight | Synonyms: straighten |
| unbind | (verb) untie or unfasten | - |
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| unblock | (verb) make (assets) available | Synonyms: free, release, unfreeze |
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| (verb) play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding | - |
| (verb) clear or remove an obstruction from | - |
| unbolt | (verb) undo the bolt of | - |
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| unbosom | (verb) relieve oneself of troubling information | Synonyms: relieve |
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| unbox | (verb) remove from a box | - |
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| (verb) to open a new product on a video stream | - |
| unbrace | (verb) remove a brace or braces from | - |
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| (verb) remove from tension | - |
| (verb) undo the ties of | Synonyms: unlace, untie |
| unbraid | (verb) undo the braids of | - |
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| unbridle | (verb) remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) | - |
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| unbuckle | (verb) undo the buckle of | - |
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| unburden | (verb) take the burden off; remove the burden from | Synonyms: disburden |
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| (verb) free or relieve (someone) of a burden | - |
| unbutton | (verb) undo the buttons of | - |
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| uncase | (verb) get undressed | Synonyms: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, unclothe, undress |
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| unchain | (verb) remove the chains from | - |
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| (verb) make free | - |
| unchurch | (verb) exclude from a church or a religious community | Synonyms: curse, excommunicate |
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| unclasp | (verb) release from a clasp | - |
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| unclip | (verb) remove the clip from | - |
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| uncloak | (verb) remove a cloak from | - |
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| (verb) reveal the true nature of | Synonyms: unmask |
| unclog | (verb) become or cause to become unobstructed | - |
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| unclothe | (verb) get undressed | Synonyms: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, undress |
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| (verb) take the covers off | - |
| (verb) strip | - |
| unclutter | (verb) rid of obstructions | Synonyms: clear |
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| uncoil | (verb) unwind or untwist | - |
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| uncompress | (verb) restore to its uncompressed form | Synonyms: decompress |
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| uncork | (verb) draw the cork from (bottles) | - |
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| (verb) release | - |
| uncouple | (verb) disconnect or separate | Synonyms: decouple |
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| uncover | (verb) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | Synonyms: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap |
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| (verb) remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body | Synonyms: expose |
| (verb) reveal to view as by removing a cover | Synonyms: disclose, expose |
| uncrate | (verb) remove from the crate | - |
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| uncross | (verb) change from a crossed to an uncrossed position | - |
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| uncurl | (verb) move out of a curled position | - |
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| undeceive | (verb) free from deception or illusion | - |
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| underachieve | (verb) perform less well or with less success than expected | Synonyms: underperform |
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| underact | (verb) act (a role) with great restraint | Synonyms: underplay |
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| underbid | (verb) bid too low | - |
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| (verb) bid lower than a competing bidder | - |
| (verb) bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants | - |
| undercharge | (verb) charge (someone) too little money | - |
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| undercoat | (verb) cover with a primer; apply a primer to | Synonyms: ground, prime |
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| undercut | (verb) strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot | - |
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| (verb) cut away the underpart of | - |
| (verb) cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief | - |
| (verb) cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall | - |
| (verb) sell cheaper than one's competition | Synonyms: undersell |
| underdevelop | (verb) process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature | - |
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| underdress | (verb) dress informally and casually | Synonyms: dress down |
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| (verb) dress without sufficient warmth | - |
| underestimate | (verb) make a deliberately low estimate | Synonyms: lowball |
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| (verb) make too low an estimate of | Synonyms: underrate |
| (verb) assign too low a value to | Synonyms: undervalue |
| underexpose | (verb) expose insufficiently | - |
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| (verb) expose to too little light | - |
| undergird | (verb) make secure underneath | Synonyms: brace up |
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| (verb) lend moral support to | - |
| undergo | (verb) go through | - |
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| undergrow | (verb) grow below something | - |
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| underlay | (verb) provide with a base, support, lining, or backing | - |
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| (verb) put (something) under or beneath | - |
| (verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type | - |
| underlie | (verb) be or form the base for | - |
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| (verb) lie underneath | - |
| underline | (verb) give extra weight to (a communication) | Synonyms: emphasise, emphasize, underscore |
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| (verb) draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to | Synonyms: underscore |
| undermine | (verb) hollow out as if making a cave or opening | Synonyms: cave |
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| (verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations | Synonyms: counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, weaken |
| undernourish | (verb) provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment | Synonyms: malnourish |
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| underpay | (verb) pay too little | - |
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| underperform | (verb) perform too rarely | - |
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| (verb) perform less well or with less success than expected | Synonyms: underachieve |
| underpin | (verb) support from beneath | - |
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| (verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | Synonyms: bear out, corroborate, support |
| underplay | (verb) play a card lower than (a held high card) | - |
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| (verb) act (a role) with great restraint | Synonyms: underact |
| underprice | (verb) sell at artificially low prices | Synonyms: dump |
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| underproduce | (verb) produce below capacity or demand | - |
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| underquote | (verb) quote a price lower than that quoted by (another seller) | - |
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| (verb) offer for sale at a price lower than the market price | - |
| underrate | (verb) make too low an estimate of | Synonyms: underestimate |
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| underrun | (verb) haul onto a boat | - |
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| (verb) run or pass below | - |
| underscore | (verb) give extra weight to (a communication) | Synonyms: emphasise, emphasize, underline |
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| (verb) draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to | Synonyms: underline |
| undersell | (verb) sell cheaper than one's competition | Synonyms: undercut |
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| undershoot | (verb) shoot short of or below (a target) | - |
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| (verb) fall short of (the runway) in a landing | - |
| undersign | (verb) sign at the bottom of (a document) | - |
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| underspend | (verb) spend at less than the normal rate | - |
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| (verb) spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example) | - |
| understand | (verb) know and comprehend the nature or meaning of | - |
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| (verb) perceive (an idea or situation) mentally | Synonyms: realise, realize, see |
| (verb) believe to be the case | Synonyms: infer |
| (verb) make sense of a language | Synonyms: interpret, read, translate |
| (verb) be understanding of | Synonyms: empathise, empathize, sympathise, sympathize |
| understate | (verb) represent as less significant or important | Synonyms: downplay, minimise, minimize |
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| understock | (verb) stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity | - |
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| understudy | (verb) be an understudy or alternate for a role | Synonyms: alternate |
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| undertake | (verb) promise to do or accomplish | Synonyms: guarantee |
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| (verb) enter into a contractual arrangement | Synonyms: contract |
| (verb) enter upon an activity or enterprise | Synonyms: attempt, set about |
| (verb) accept as a charge | Synonyms: take in charge |
| (verb) accept as a challenge | Synonyms: tackle, take on |
| undervalue | (verb) lose in value | Synonyms: depreciate, devaluate, devalue |
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| (verb) assign too low a value to | Synonyms: underestimate |
| (verb) esteem lightly | - |
| underwrite | (verb) protect by insurance | Synonyms: cover, insure |
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| (verb) guarantee financial support of | Synonyms: subvent, subvention |
| undo | (verb) cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect | - |
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| (verb) cause to become loose | Synonyms: loosen, untie |
| (verb) remove the outer cover or wrapping of | Synonyms: unwrap |
| (verb) deprive of certain characteristics | Synonyms: unmake |
| (verb) cause the ruin or downfall of | - |
| undock | (verb) take (a ship) out of a dock | - |
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| (verb) move out of a dock | - |
| undrape | (verb) strip something of drapery | - |
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| undress | (verb) get undressed | Synonyms: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe |
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| (verb) remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | Synonyms: disinvest, divest, strip |
| undulate | (verb) increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves | - |
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| (verb) move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion | Synonyms: flap, roll, wave |
| (verb) stir up (water) so as to form ripples | Synonyms: cockle, riffle, ripple, ruffle |
| (verb) occur in soft rounded shapes | Synonyms: roll |
| unearth | (verb) recover through digging | Synonyms: excavate |
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| (verb) discover by investigation | - |
| unfasten | (verb) become undone or untied | - |
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| (verb) cause to become undone | - |
| unfit | (verb) make unfit or unsuitable | Synonyms: disqualify, indispose |
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| unfold | (verb) develop or come to a promising stage | Synonyms: blossom, blossom forth, blossom out |
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| (verb) spread out or open from a closed or folded state | Synonyms: open, spread, spread out |
| (verb) extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length | Synonyms: extend, stretch, stretch out |
| (verb) open to the view | - |
| unfollow | (verb) to stop following a user on social media | - |
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| unfreeze | (verb) become or cause to become soft or liquid | Synonyms: dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unthaw |
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| (verb) make (assets) available | Synonyms: free, release, unblock |
| unfriend | (verb) To remove someone from your list of friends on a social network | - |
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| unfrock | (verb) divest of the frock; of church officials | Synonyms: defrock |
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| unfurl | (verb) unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state | Synonyms: unroll |
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| unhallow | (verb) remove the consecration from a person or an object | Synonyms: deconsecrate, desecrate |
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| unhand | (verb) remove the hand from | - |
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| unharness | (verb) remove the harness from | - |
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| unhinge | (verb) remove the hinges from | - |
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| (verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | Synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble |
| unhitch | (verb) unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch | - |
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| unhook | (verb) take off a hook | - |
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| unhorse | (verb) alight from (a horse) | Synonyms: dismount, get down, get off, light |
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| unicycle | (verb) ride a unicycle | - |
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| uniform | (verb) provide with uniforms | - |
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| uniformise | (verb) make uniform | Synonyms: uniformize |
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| uniformize | (verb) make uniform | Synonyms: uniformise |
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| unify | (verb) become one | Synonyms: merge, unite |
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| (verb) join or combine | Synonyms: merge, unite |
| (verb) to bring or combine together or with something else | Synonyms: amalgamate, commix, mingle, mix |
| (verb) act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief | Synonyms: unite |
| (verb) bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation | Synonyms: unite |
| unionise | (verb) form or join a union | Synonyms: organise, organize, unionize |
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| (verb) recruit for a union or organize into a union | Synonyms: unionize |