Open
Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.
Unfinished and open are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfinished" instead an adjective "Open".
Unfinished
Unfinished adjective - Not brought to the desired final state.
Open and unfinished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Open" instead an adjective "Unfinished".
Both words in one sentence
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A few optional quests that had been open before that point had also remained unfinished.
- The Genesis of Jenny Everywhere is in itself an attempt (as yet unfinished) to create a back-story for the open-source heroine.
Source: Backstory - The mayor of Bikini Bottom declared an unfinished bridge open, just in time for SpongeBob and the police to drive right off it.
Source: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Cite this Source
Unfinished and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/unfinished
Open & Unfinished. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/unfinished>.
Unfinished or Open. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/unfinished.
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