- ubiquitous adj. Being present everywhere.
- ulterior adj. Not so pertinent as something else to the matter
spoken of.
- ultimate adj. Beyond which there is nothing else.
- ultimatum n. A final statement or proposal, as concerning
terms or conditions.
- ultramundane adj. Pertaining to supernatural things or to
another life.
- ultramontane adj. Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the
Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
- umbrage n. A sense of injury.
- unaccountable adj. Inexplicable.
- unaffected adj. Sincere.
- unanimous adj. Sharing the same views or sentiments.
- unanimity n. The state or quality of being of one mind.
- unavoidable adj. Inevitable.
- unbearable adj. Unendurable.
- unbecoming adj. Unsuited to the wearer, place, or
surroundings.
- unbelief n. Doubt.
- unbiased adj. Impartial, as judgment.
- unbridled adj. Being without restraint.
- uncommon adj. Rare.
- unconscionable adj. Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
- unconscious adj. Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.
- unction n. The art of anointing as with oil.
- unctuous adj. Oily.
- undeceive v. To free from deception, as by apprising of the
real state of affairs.
- undercharge v. To make an inadequate charge for.
- underexposed adj. Insufficiently exposed for proper or full
development, as negatives in photography.
- undergarment n. A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer
garments.
- underman v. To equip with less than the full complement of
men.
- undersell v. To sell at a lower price than.
- undersized adj. Of less than the customary size.
- underhanded adj. Clandestinely carried on.
- underlie v. To be the ground or support of.
- underling n. A subordinate.
- undermine v. To subvert in an underhand way.
- underrate v. To undervalue.
- understate v. To fail to put strongly enough, as a case.
- undervalue v. To underestimate.
- underworld n. Hades.
- underwrite v. To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of
insurance.
- undue adj. More than sufficient.
- undulate v. To move like a wave or in waves.
- undulous adj. Resembling waves.
- unfavorable adj. Adverse.
- ungainly adj. Clumsy.
- unguent n. Any ointment or lubricant for local
application.
- unicellular adj. Consisting of a single cell.
- univalence n. Monovalency.
- unify v. To cause to be one.
- unique adj. Being the only one of its kind.
- unison n. A condition of perfect agreement and accord.
- unisonant adj. Being in a condition of perfect agreement and
accord.
- Unitarian adj. Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the
doctrine of the Trinity.
- unlawful adj. Illegal.
- unlimited adj. Unconstrained.
- unnatural adj. Artificial.
- unnecessary adj. Not essential under the circumstances.
- unsettle v. To put into confusion.
- unsophisticated adj. Showing inexperience.
- unspeakable adj. Abominable.
- untimely adj. Unseasonable.
- untoward adj. Causing annoyance or hindrance.
- unutterable adj. Inexpressible.
- unwieldy adj. Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great
size or awkward shape.
- unwise adj. Foolish.
- unyoke v. To separate.
- up-keep n. Maintenance.
- upbraid v. To reproach as deserving blame.
- upcast n. A throwing upward.
- upheaval n. Overthrow or violent disturbance of established
order or condition.
- upheave v. To raise or lift with effort.
- uppermost adj. First in order of precedence.
- uproarious adj. Noisy.
- uproot v. To eradicate.
- upturn v. To throw into confusion.
- urban adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.
- urbanity n. Refined or elegant courtesy.
- urchin n. A roguish, mischievous boy.
- urgency n. The pressure of necessity.
- usage n. Treatment.
- usurious adj. Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money
loaned.
- usurp v. To take possession of by force.
- usury n. The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate
of interest beyond what is allowed by law.
- utilitarianism n. The ethical doctrine that actions are right
because they are useful or of beneficial tendency.
- utility n. Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.
- utmost n. The greatest possible extent.