Unearned

adj

adj ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not earned. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    not gained by merit or labor or service wordnet

Synonyms

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honoraryindependentoutrageouspreposterousundeservedundeserved

Antonyms

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earned

Example

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"Like true royalty, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. blames the Jews for society's problems in order to distract people from his unearned wealth and power."

Etymology

From un- + earned.

Related phrases

unearned incomeunearned increment

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