undo

undo is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught.
2. transitive verb. To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle.
3. transitive verb. To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by vices and dissipation, or by indolence.
4. verb. remove the outer cover or wrapping of

   "Let's unwrap the gifts!"

   "undo the parcel"

   Synonyms: unwrap

5. verb. cause to become loose

   "undo the shoelace"

   "untie the knot"

   Synonyms: loosen, untie

6. verb. cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

   "I wish I could undo my actions"

7. verb. deprive of certain characteristics

   Synonyms: unmake

8. verb. cause the ruin or downfall of

   "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign"

Synonyms

unwrap, loosen, untie, unmake

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in undo:

udon

Common word forms

undos, undoer, undoes, undoing, undoable

Words from these letters

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