unabridged

American  

[uhn-uh-brijd] / ˌʌn əˈbrɪdʒd /

adjective

1. not abridged or shortened, as a book.

   Synonyms:

   uncondensed, uncut, complete, entire

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noun

1. a dictionary that has not been reduced in size by omission of terms or definitions; the most comprehensive edition of a given dictionary.

unabridged British  

/ ˌʌnəˈbrɪdʒd /

adjective

1. (of a book, speech, etc) not reduced in length by condensing

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Etymology

Origin of unabridged

1590–1600; un- ¹ + abridged

Example Sentences

That happens with movies too, of course, but with a film you typically get a condensed version, while with unabridged audiobooks you don’t miss a word of the original writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

But the big attraction was the bonus tracks, including the unabridged, 10-minute version of her break-up ballad All Too Well - described by Variety magazine as the "holy grail" of the star's back catalogue.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Voters would be winners by hearing unabridged arguments from both sides.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

Recently, publisher Simon & Schuster released an unabridged audiobook of the title, along with a series of Peale’s other volumes of encouragement.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2022

I’d give Ethan and Jessie the full, unabridged post office story, and we’d probably make a football-style Operation Hudson game plan in my notes app.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera