adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of undercook form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Insufficiently cooked, so as to be unpalatable or inedible.

   "I can't eat this chicken – it's undercooked."

2. 2
   Very lightly cooked.

   "The broccoli was nicely undercooked."

3. 3
   Done with insufficient energy, enthusiasm, etc. figuratively

   "His stage portrayal of Hamlet was distinctly undercooked."

Synonyms

All synonyms

crudefallenhalf-donenot donerareraw

Antonyms

All antonyms

overcookedoverdone

Example

More examples

""I'm undercooked," said the food."

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.