unopened

British

/ ʌnˈəʊpənd /

adjective

closed, barred, or sealed

an unopened bottle of whisky

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

unopened

I was happy to pay $10 and not risk seeing my bag of chips and jar of salsa sit unopened on the kitchen counter.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Buyers pay a set amount for a designated share of an unopened box of sports cards—for example, for a basketball pack, one might get the Spurs, another the Knicks, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

It says unopened sunscreen stored correctly typically lasts around 30 months.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Any unopened cans should be returned or thrown away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

An honest-to-goodness, unopened, only slightly dented can of root beer.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023