half-done
Not fully completed
Half-done describes something incomplete or only partially finished.
A half-done project still needs work; a half-done steak is cooked medium.
The term often carries a note of frustration or inadequacy—things left half-done tend to nag: The house was full of half-done repairs.
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
- neglectedNot given proper attention
leftover · started · rough · sketchy · fragmentary · interrupted · suspended · paused
Careless and untidy
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
haphazard · slipshod · perfunctory · lackadaisical · lazy · substandard · inferior · poor
Insufficiently heated through
parboiled · blanched · seared · medium-rare · gelatinous · gummy · doughy · rubbery
unfinished
Not yet complete
neglected · leftover · started · rough · sketchy · fragmentary · interrupted · suspended · paused · shelved
sloppy
Careless and untidy
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- rushedDone with excessive speed
shoddy · haphazard · slipshod · perfunctory · lackadaisical · lazy · substandard · inferior · poor · inadequate
undercooked
Insufficiently heated through
underdone · parboiled · blanched · seared · medium-rare · gelatinous · gummy · doughy · rubbery · chewy
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, lacking
- Unfinished Workdraft, outline, prototype, manuscript, blueprint
- development stagesearly stage, late stage, infancy, childhood, alpha
- fullnessfull, empty, filled, brimming, packed
half-donethorough
Complete in every detail
meticulous · polished · perfected · comprehensive · painstaking
half, halve, halves, halved, halving, halfway, halfhearted, done, does