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Word

undated

Phoneticsun·dat·ed

US/ˌənˈdeɪtɪd/

UK/ʌndˈeɪtɪd/

Definitions

01without a date

B2

adj. not having a date written or printed on it.

adj. lacking a date or chronological marker. This sense is non-gradable.

“The police found an undated letter in the drawer that mentioned the secret meeting.”

“The archive contains several undated manuscripts, making it difficult for historians to establish a precise timeline of the author's early development.”

Synonyms

datelessunmarked

Antonyms

02timeless style

C1

adj. not looking old-fashioned; a style that stays popular for a long time.

adj. not showing signs of belonging to a particular past period; possessing a timeless quality that avoids becoming obsolete.

“Her style is undated because she prefers simple, classic clothes over fast fashion.”

“The architect's work remains undated, retaining a modern aesthetic appeal decades after the initial construction was completed.”

Formal

Synonyms

Antonyms

datedold-fashioned

03wavy leaf margin

C2 · Science

adj. having a wavy edge that rises and falls, usually describing a leaf.

adj. having a wavy or fluctuating margin. Used specifically to describe the physical structure of leaves or similar biological membranes.

“The botanist identified the plant by its unique, undated leaves.”

“The specimen is characterized by its undated leaf margins, which distinguish it from other closely related species in the same genus.”

Technical

Synonyms

wavyundulate

Antonyms

Real-World Examples

“The undated photos were taken at US bases and sites in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.”
BBC News · 16 Sept 2026

Etymology

From un- + dated.

From Latin undatus, past participle of undare (“to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate”).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domain

Botany

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Level
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
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