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comprehensive: Renaissance man was regarded as possessing<br />

universal knowledge.<br />

universally<br />

adv. in every case or instance, in all cases or instances,<br />

unexceptionally, without exception, uniformly, always,<br />

invariably: In those days, it was universally accepted that the<br />

earth was flat.<br />

universe n. 1 cosmos, creation, macrocosm: What arrogance makes man<br />

believe that in all the vast universe God pays him any heed? 2<br />

world, bailiwick, sphere, province, domain, circle, milieu,<br />

territory, corner, quarter, microcosm: Such behaviour may be<br />

acceptable in her tiny universe.<br />

unkempt adj. dishevelled, uncombed, tousled, disarranged, ungroomed,<br />

wind-blown, untidy, disordered, mussed (-up), messy, messed-up,<br />

bedraggled, shaggy, scruffy, rumpled, slovenly, frowzy, blowzy,<br />

Archaic draggle-tailed, Colloq sloppy: Mother would refuse to<br />

allow us to the table if we were unkempt.<br />

unkind adj. inconsiderate, unthoughtful, thoughtless, unfeeling,<br />

unconcerned, insensitive, unkindly, unsympathetic, uncharitable,<br />

unchristian, uncaring, hard-hearted, heartless, flinty, hard,<br />

rigid, callous, tough, inflexible, unyielding, unbending,<br />

severe, harsh, stern, cruel, mean, inhuman: It was very unkind<br />

of you to refuse the beggar.<br />

unknown adj. 1 unrecognized, unfamiliar, strange, unnamed, anonymous,<br />

nameless, unidentified; obscure, unheard-of, little-known,<br />

humble, undistinguished, unsung: Some unknown person left this<br />

package for you. Bill is in some unknown place for the weekend.<br />

An unknown poet won the competition. 2 unfamiliar, unexplored,<br />

uninvestigated, unresearched, unrevealed, mysterious, uncharted,<br />

unidentified, dark: We were now going into unknown territory.<br />

3 unbeknownst, untold, unrevealed: Unknown to me, the thieves<br />

were at that moment breaking in through the kitchen window.<br />

unlamented<br />

adj. unmissed, unmourned, unbemoaned, unbewailed, unloved:<br />

They destroyed a statue of the late, unlamented Joseph Stalin.<br />

unlawful adj. illegal, illicit, against the law, illegitimate, under the

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