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Pending vs Unfinished - What's the difference?

pending | unfinished |

As adjectives the difference between pending and unfinished

is that pending is awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation while unfinished is not finished, not completed.

As a verb pending

is present participle of lang=en.

As a preposition pending

is while waiting for something; until.

pending

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
  • begun but not completed
  • about to happen; imminent or impending

    • See also

    * impending

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • While waiting for something; until.

    • unfinished

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not finished, not completed.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage=Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable.}}

    Synonyms

    * incomplete

    Antonyms

    * finished