https://wordunpacked.com An online dictionary with definitions written by our editors: word forms, examples, collocations and etymology, with sources on every entry. en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:44:18 GMT https://wordunpacked.com/word/algorithm/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/algorithm/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A fixed sequence of precise instructions that solves a problem or completes a task in a limited number of steps. https://wordunpacked.com/word/conformity/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/conformity/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Behaviour that follows the rules, customs or opinions of the people around you, especially when you go along with them in order to fit in or avoid trouble. https://wordunpacked.com/word/context/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/context/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The words or passages surrounding a word or statement, which determine how it is to be understood. https://wordunpacked.com/word/cynicism/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/cynicism/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A general distrust of other people's motives, based on the assumption that behind every noble word or generous act there is a hidden selfish aim. https://wordunpacked.com/word/empathy/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/empathy/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. https://wordunpacked.com/word/hypocrisy/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/hypocrisy/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The habit of presenting yourself as more moral, principled or sincere than you really are, while acting against the standards you profess. https://wordunpacked.com/word/intuition/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/intuition/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The ability to understand or know something straight away, without conscious reasoning or step-by-step proof. https://wordunpacked.com/word/irony/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/irony/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The use of words to convey a meaning opposite to their literal sense, usually to mock, criticise or keep a subject at arm's length. https://wordunpacked.com/word/metaphor/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/metaphor/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A figure of speech that describes one thing in terms of another, implying a likeness between them without words such as “like” or “as”. https://wordunpacked.com/word/nostalgia/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/nostalgia/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A sentimental longing for a period or a place from one’s past. https://wordunpacked.com/word/objective/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/objective/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Based on facts that can be checked rather than on personal feelings, preferences or opinions. https://wordunpacked.com/word/optimism/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/optimism/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A general attitude of a person who trusts that things will work out well and that difficulties can be overcome. https://wordunpacked.com/word/paradigm/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/paradigm/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A typical example or pattern of something; a model. https://wordunpacked.com/word/paradox/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/paradox/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A statement that seems to contradict itself but may nevertheless be true. https://wordunpacked.com/word/pessimism/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/pessimism/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT A habit of mind in which a person expects that plans will fail, problems will grow and good news will not last. https://wordunpacked.com/word/procrastination/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/procrastination/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The habit or act of putting off a task until later, often until the last moment, even when the delay is likely to cause trouble. https://wordunpacked.com/word/quantum/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/quantum/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT In physics, the smallest fixed unit of a quantity such as energy, which can only be gained or lost in whole units of that size. https://wordunpacked.com/word/resilience/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/resilience/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The ability to recover quickly after difficulty, shock or change. https://wordunpacked.com/word/sarcasm/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/sarcasm/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt, mock or show scorn. https://wordunpacked.com/word/serendipity/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/serendipity/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The fact of finding something valuable or welcome by chance, while looking for something else. https://wordunpacked.com/word/ubiquitous/ https://wordunpacked.com/word/ubiquitous/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Present or found everywhere at the same time.