half-built
Not yet complete
Half-built describes something only partially constructed, with work remaining before completion.
A half-built house has framing but no roof, or walls but no windows.
The term extends to abstract things: a half-built argument, a half-built plan.
It emphasizes incompleteness rather than progress—what's missing rather than what's done.
Lacking necessary parts
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
draft · work-in-progress · shelved · suspended · partial · midway · pending · backlog
Not yet complete
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
incomplete · skeleton · framing · girders · concrete · site · renovation · development
Lacking necessary parts
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- nascentBeginning to develop
- emergingComing into view
fragile · shaky · tenuous · precarious · partial · rudimentary · immature · unformed
incomplete
Lacking necessary parts
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- unfinishedNot yet complete
prototype · draft · work-in-progress · shelved · suspended · partial · midway · pending · backlog · scope
unfinished
Not yet complete
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- foundationUnderlying support structure
structure · incomplete · skeleton · framing · girders · concrete · site · renovation · development · shell
incomplete
Lacking necessary parts
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- nascentBeginning to develop
emerging · fragile · shaky · tenuous · precarious · partial · rudimentary · immature · unformed · sketchy