NYT Dictionary

UNMET

/ˌʌnˈmɛt/
AdjectiveVerbun-METun-met · 2 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Not met.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English met English unmet From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + met (the past participle of meet (“to come face to face with, encounter; to comply with, satisfy”)); probably related to Old English ungemet (“unmet”) (chiefly used as part of a compound)—the word is not attested in Middle English. Ġemet in ungemet is possibly a past participle form of ġemētan (“to come upon, encounter, meet; to discover, find”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unachieved

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles:

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